Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 347: Bashe Ji
The four-handed emperor, it’s pitiful just to think about it… can this really be used?
Does Bai Tu have to take the lead in kneeling and licking the boots in order to restore the prestige of the Han Dynasty?
Of course not!
Under Lu Su's persuasion, the staff quickly reached a consensus.
Just deciding not to get involved in Xu Du's affairs doesn't mean that today's overtime work is over. In fact... they won't have a day off for a long time in the future. They just need to find time to wash themselves in the evening!
Once there is a change in Xu City, the strategic deployment of the General's Mansion must also respond. Just in these two days, battle reports from Jingzhou have also arrived.
After Sun Ce killed Liu Qi on the Jiangxia battlefield and quickly wiped out the Jingzhou navy in Jiangxia County, various places began to move in coordination. In addition, strategic reversals also occurred on the north and south fronts!
Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu and Sun Ce joined forces and marched southward towards Jiangling from the north along the western side of Yunmeng Lake.
After Liu Pan retreated to Jiangling and moved the defense line to Nanjun, Chen Gong and Zhang Liao also sharpened their swords and prepared to cross the Yangtze River and attack Jiangling from the south!
However, some "small problems" occurred on the way - in Changsha County, signs of activity from the Snake Repairing Tribe, which had "disappeared" for a long time, were discovered.
Although the enemy tried their best to hide in the woods all the way, Gao Shun's trap camp was no pushover. They tracked them all the way through the dense forest and coordinated with the support of the army outside. Even though the Xiushe Tribe ran around like wild rabbits, they finally forced the enemy into a dead end in the area of Bachu in Changsha County!
Wangkong's "big conspiracy" was also revealed, so big that Chen Gong was speechless for a moment...
At the beginning, when Chen Gong forced the other party to death in Bachu and they had no way to escape, Wang Kong still had a smug look on his face, as if the words "I'm going to scatter you all later" were almost written on his face, and he began to perform sacrifices in Bachu.
Ba Qiu, which is Baling in later generations, but there is no Yueyang Tower now, and there is no White Rabbit Effect. In history, the most recent major event here should be the death of Zhou Yu here - regardless of whether he was angered to death or not, this was the "border" during the initial confrontation and conflict between Liu Bei and Sun Quan.
The reason why it is called "Ba Qiu" is because according to legend, this place is the corpse of the dead Ba Snake. The Ba Snake... is also known as the "Xiu Snake"!
According to legend, during the reign of Emperor Yao, there were ten suns in the sky and six strange beasts that wreaked havoc on the world, making the people miserable. Dayi shot down nine of the suns and killed the strange beasts. Among them, the Ba snake was killed in Ba Qiu.
Of course, legends are legends. According to Bai Tu's understanding, it was actually a conflict between the Dongyi group and the Miao group in ancient times.
A leader of the Dongyi tribe named Dayi bravely defeated six Miao tribes, one of which used the Basnake as its totem. The place where they finally defeated the other side was probably in Baqiu...
Indeed, the image of "Basshe" has always been an evil beast that devours people in the Huainan legend of the Dongyi ancient land, while in the legends of Jingchu, it is mostly just described as very big, without any description of its evil deeds.
The Xiushe tribe is likely to have some inheritance from this ancient tribe, so the patriarch’s surname is “Wang” instead of directly using Xiushe!
Wangkong also truly believed that there was a " Basheji" in Bachu. As long as he awakened Basheji, he could lead his tribe to become extremely powerful and even replace the Han Dynasty...
This idea... is indeed "astonishing".
Facts have proved that Wang Kong’s claim that he was a descendant of the Wang family that was destroyed by Dayi was not groundless. He actually awakened a strange girl wearing a snake head ornament and a leather coat!
However...what happened afterwards was completely Wangkong's imagination.
Even if Basheji was revived, what would happen? She was just a tribal princess from more than 2,000 years ago...
Although the Bashe tribe was defeated in the war, perhaps the blame was not on Bashe Ji, and it was not because Bashe Ji was not "advanced" enough, but... bringing out a "loser" who has been around for more than two thousand years to replace the Han Dynasty?
Chen Gong couldn't understand some of Wangkong's ideas!
When he begged Bashe Ji to defeat the Han army in front of them and then lead her people to glory, Bashe Ji showed an even more ignorant look than Jinling Ji before.
Well, if Bashe Ji could defeat the current army of the General’s Mansion, she would have been able to defeat Dayi Tribe more than two thousand years ago. Why would she be waiting here to be awakened by you?
Cheng Ji has also experienced many innovations, such as King Wuling of Zhao seducing... well, it was the introduction of Shaman Ji, and it has developed step by step to have the advantages it has today. How can you, an antique from two thousand years ago, be so confident?
Now... the captives of the Snake Cultivation Tribe and the awakened Bashe Ji are on their way back to Jinling.
Although it was a complete farce for the Xiushe tribe, they betrayed the Shanyue and migrated to the Jiaoguang area. The warriors traveled through mountains and rivers and cooperated with Mohuken to get the opportunity to go north...but the Basheji who was awakened in the end was of no use?
But for the General's Mansion, it was a consolation prize. As a tribal princess who had not "evolved" more than 2,000 years ago, how could Basheji be useless? At least... it had considerable archaeological value!
After Chen Gong solved the problem of the Snake Repairing Tribe, he continued to head north, preparing to participate in the siege of Jiang Ling.
Originally, Bai Tu wanted to surround Jiangling but not attack it, and continue to exert pressure on it, waiting to see how Liu Biao's condition improved before making any plans.
But now... since he already knows that there might be changes in Xu Du, Bai Tu can no longer place all his hopes on Madam Cai and Liu Cong.
After deciding not to get involved in the Xu Du incident, Lu Su and others also agreed that the offensive on Jiangling should be intensified. Lu Su even suggested to Bai Tu that he should personally lead the front line!
Although Lu Bu felt that it was unnecessary, Lu Su's reasons did impress Bai Tu.
After all, the army besieging Jiangling now consists of three armies. Although they are all comrades in the General's Mansion, the Nanyang Army of Zhang Xiu and the Jiangdong Army of Sun Ce were all recruited by themselves. The army led by Chen Gong and Zhang Liao was originally the Bingzhou Army, and the generals were not familiar with each other.
At this time, no matter who is appointed as the head coach, he may not be able to convince the people.
Even if there is no internal strife like the coalition forces, it is difficult to ensure that orders are enforced.
The only "general" who could make all the armies indisputably united was Bai Tu himself, the "Great General of Han" in the General's Mansion. Even if Lu Bu was in command, he still lacked some meaning!
To put it bluntly, after Bai Tu goes there, he doesn't need to really do anything. As long as he is "provided" there, there is no need to worry about internal conflicts.
At the same time, there is another reason that does not need to be stated out loud - doesn't Bai Tu need to show his face in front of the soldiers on the front line?
Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei... these "serious" princes often get involved in the front line, especially during large-scale battles, the ruler must take command himself, and it is precisely for these two reasons!
As for Liu Biao, Liu Zhang and the like, they are not considered "proper" princes...
Lu Bu was quite depressed. It turned out that he didn't have to go, but Bai Tu had to go to the front line. The wedding date might have to be postponed for a few more months.
Fortunately, as the Privy Councilor, Lu Bu would definitely accompany them. At this time, Lu Bu had already made up his mind to fight a quick battle in Jiangling !
Once there is a change in Xu City and the Han emperor is "invited" away by Yuan Shao or Liu Bei, he will most likely issue an order to mediate the dispute between Jing and Yang as soon as possible, among which the latter is more troublesome.
The Emperor of Han was captured by Yuan Shao, and he was only a fourth-hand Emperor. However, if Liu Bei captured the Emperor of Han, if he was really willing to assist Liu Xie as a certified relative, it would be like returning the Emperor of Han to the factory for refurbishment. Even if it was not really brand new, it would greatly increase the prestige of the court. Even if Bai Tu would not really stop because of mediation, there would still be more constraints...
