Chapter 172: Don't Break, Don't Stand!
If the Qiang people launch an offensive against Xiguan, the Jin army of Nanguan is also very likely to take the opportunity to attack Hexi, that is, as long as one of the two launches an offensive like Hexi, the other will also join in. Watermark Ad Test Watermark Ad Test
The stakes are a bit big, and if you lose, you lose everything, and all your vitality is gone.
As for whether to take into account the participation of the Great Qi Empire, Ying Chang has also considered it, and does not think that the Qi Empire has the courage to send troops to the Jin Empire, because the Qi Empire is rich and rich, but the army's combat effectiveness is outrageously low, there is no way, the Qi Empire emphasizes commerce and literature over military force, and the status of military generals and soldiers is very low, and the first-grade military attachΓ© is not as powerful as the third-grade civil official, and the military power of the Qi Empire is basically controlled by civilian officials.
"There's only one way," Ying Chang sighed softly helplessly.
"Your Majesty..."
Many ministers were about to move, wanting to say the pros and cons, but Yingchang stretched out his hand and suddenly interrupted: "Zhong Aiqing doesn't need to say much, I have always believed that pedestrians obey the destiny of heaven, and at present, only this method can get my Great Qin out of trouble!" β
"You may say that once you lose the bet, my Great Qin will fall into a more difficult predicament, but you must know that once my Great Qin adopts the truce cultivation strategy, he will be completely led by the nose, because such a method will not be able to withstand external blows at all!"
"Let's give an analogy to the Aiqing, for example, I have cultivated in Daqin for four or five years, and my national strength has slowly risen, but what if the Jin Empire sends troops again? Even if my Great Qin wins again in the end, the national strength brought by four or five years of cultivation and recuperation will definitely be emptied, so what is the meaning of our Great Qin's recuperation? β
"You may also say that the Jin Empire also suffers, they also need to recuperate, and they don't have extra energy to attack our Great Qin, if any of you think so, I can tell you clearly, the Jin Empire doesn't need the Qin Empire, the Jin Empire has a vast territory and a large population, and they must recover faster than us!"
Ying Chang finally chose to gamble, not to gamble, otherwise the Great Qin will never come out, even if the Jin Empire is merciful and does not fight the Qin Empire, the Qi Empire will never let the Qin Empire recuperate for a long time, because the Qi Empire just wants a half-dead Qin Empire, so as to ensure the safety of the western part of their Qi Empire.
All the ministers were silent, their brows furrowed slightly, and they were thinking about what Ying Chang had just said, this matter was not a trivial matter, they couldn't make up their minds for a while, and they were also under pressure, if they supported it and won the bet in the end, they would be glad that they had supported His Majesty at the beginning, and if they lost the bet, they would regret it and hate themselves for why they didn't dissuade His Majesty in the first place.
If they don't support it, and Ying Chang forcibly gives the will, and finally wins the bet, they will be ashamed, and they will regret why they didn't support Ying Chang in the first place, and if they lose the bet in the end, they still hate themselves for why they didn't give up this will in the first place.
Dilemma, I don't know what to do, it's exactly what they are talking about now.
Yang Ze slowly got up from the ground, saluted wet, and said with a solemn face: "Minister, I am willing to support Your Majesty, and I have no regrets about my death!" β
Jia Luo no longer hesitated, he also got up from the ground, shook the water stains on his body, and bent down with a solemn expression: "The minister supports His Majesty's decision, and he has no regrets about his death!" β
Chang Zifei also stood up, but he didn't speak, of course he didn't have to speak, the strategy was what he proposed, didn't he slap himself in the face when he objected? If you hit yourself in the face, it will be small, but if you hit the ordinary face, it will be big.
The three patriarchs all stood up to express their support, and the rest of the ministers no longer hesitated, they got up from the ground one after another, and shouted in unison: "The ministers seconded the proposal!" β
As for those generals, they also stood up, but they only saluted, and did not express their attitude, because this kind of thing, they did not do the generals' business at all, seeing that the ministers all supported him, and none of them objected, Yingchang suddenly became high-spirited, and a force rose from his heart.
"Always simulated!" Ying Chang snorted softly.
Chang Zifei took a step forward with a solemn expression, only to hear Yingchang say in a deep voice: "Spread the order to the left general Yang Long and the right general Yang Hu, order the left general to lead 50,000 Yang family troops to Yangguan, and order the right general to lead 40,000 Yang family troops to attack Nanyang, leaving only 10,000 troops to garrison Xiguan!" β
"What?"
When the words fell, the ministers were shocked, and Yang Ze couldn't help frowning and said, "Your Majesty, is it too rash to attack Nanyang?" β
"If you want to gamble, you will bet big, if you don't break it, you won't stand up, you will break the cauldron and sink the boat, and the battle will be decided!" Ying Chang said in a deep voice with a resolute attitude.
"The minister immediately drafted the order!" Chang Zifei responded with a solemn expression, and then took a blank piece of paper next to Ying Chang and began to hold the pen.
Seeing this, Yang Ze also fell silent helplessly.
The tent was quiet again, and the pouring rain outside seemed to be lighter, and the sound of the rain could not be heard.
When the rain stopped and the smoke rose, a large cauldron was set up in the Yangguan camp, and the soldiers took out the dry trunks to make a fire, and after the fire was built, they poured water into the pot while pouring grain into the pot, and put some minced meat, and the grain and meat were boiled together.
There are also soldiers who specially build a fire to roast soaked clothes, and for a time, the Yangguan camp is full of shirtless people, and the women are in the camp tent to make a fire to dry their clothes.
After Chang Zifei prepared the will, Ying Chang took out the seal of Emperor Qin and stamped it, although this is not a holy decree of gold silk, just an ordinary white paper, but it is stamped with the seal of Emperor Qin, and the white paper is worth a lot, and then Ying Chang sent scouts to send the letter to Xiguan.
According to the distance from here to Xiguan, the fast horse rushed, overnight, it is expected to arrive in Xiguan in half a month, of course, if there is only one scout and one horse, half a month will definitely not be delivered, and the scout will change people and horses at the post station.
Three o'clock in the afternoon!
After a short rest, Ying Chang and the others were much better, and after the old Qin people in the Yangguan camp were full of food and drink, Ying Chang ordered to assemble.
Nearly 90,000 old Qin people learned of the assembly and hurriedly stood in line, and the old Qin people wanted to stand neatly, but on the whole, it was messy, and there was no difference between it and the rabble, but no one said a word of gossip about it, because it was.
More than 4,000 regular soldiers stood in front of the general's platform with a tired face, and the rest of the old Qin people stood behind them, the most eye-catching thing was that there was a soldier with messy hair and a broken arm standing at the front of the general's platform, this soldier had been hanging his head, swaying left and right from time to time to look around, as if there was someone beside him.
This person is Wang Dong, after a battle, there are only three people left in the 1,000 remnants, but he is the only one who is 'intact', and the other two remnants are old and new wounded, and they are being treated in the wounded barracks, and whether they can survive is a question.