Chapter 690: Shocked!
After a stick of incense!
A gray-robed middle-aged man walked into the public hall under the leadership of a guard, the gray-robed middle-aged man was polite, and as soon as he entered the court, he bent down to Tang Ze, who was above the first place, and saluted: "The envoy Lu Fu was ordered by King Zheng to come to meet the Northern Meng Houye!" β
Tang Ze looked at Lu Fu carefully with a torch, and after looking at it, he went straight to the point and said: "Don't be polite, envoy, just say it, King Zheng sent you here, you should have heard the rumors of Emperor Qin's death, and you want to unite with Ben Hou to attack Qin!" β
Lu Fu couldn't help but smile and praised him: "Master Hou is really worthy of a generation of heroes, you can know the envoy's intention at a glance, and the envoy admires it!" β
"Okay, don't say these words, I don't want to listen to nonsense!" Tang Ze said impatiently, he was in no mood to listen to Lu Fu's sycophants, these sycophants, he had heard them since he was a child.
Hearing this, Lu Fu couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and after being silent for a while, he said with a smile: "The rumors of Emperor Qin's death, Hou Ye must know, but Hou Ye definitely doesn't know about it, Emperor Qin has really died!" β
When the words fell, the generals in the hall couldn't help frowning, Emperor Qin really died?
No way!
Tang Ze looked cautious, and asked with a little doubt in his tone: "How can you Emperor Qin really die or fake it?" β
"When King Zheng surrendered to Qin, he asked Wu Neng and Niu Ba to follow the Qin army to fight........." Lu Fu slowly explained the ins and outs of everything, and said very clearly that Emperor Qin's death was very clear, and he died because he fell into a swamp because of hunting!
After listening to Lu Fu's explanation, the generals couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement, the Holy Qin Emperor died, and Qin Shangyanghou, the king of Qin Wu, was seriously poisoned and sick, which will undoubtedly weaken the combat effectiveness of the Qin army, I am afraid that the undefeated myth of the Qin army will be broken, if they break the undefeated myth of the Qin army, they will be famous in history and will be remembered for eternity!
Fight to fame!
What are they carrying knives to kill people and pinning their heads to their belts? It's not to be able to make a big deal, so that future generations can remember their names, and to make future generations proud, if they defeat the Qin army, all of these are there!
"Holy Qin Emperor, he actually died like this!"
Although Tang Ze was unbelievable, he had to accept this fact, to be honest, he was only a little happy in his heart, and the rest were regrets and pities, it was a pity that the Holy Qin Emperor, the first emperor of the ages, died, but it was a pity that the Holy Qin Emperor died in the swamp so much.
What a gutter capsizing!
"Master Hou, the opportunity for our Yan people has come!"
Lu Fu's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a sly and sinister smile.
"You didn't know you were a Yan now?"
"If it weren't for the surrender of your family Zheng Long, how would the first king and two candidates of Jiyuan County surrender without a fight, and how could the Yan Imperial Court surrender!"
"Only those who take advantage of the advantages come out, hum, it's shameless!"
"Yes, when I descended to Qin before, why didn't I see you King Zheng saying that he was a Yan person, and now that he sees Emperor Qin die, he wants to use the identity of Yan Ren to oppose Qin!"
"Haha!"
"It's ridiculous!"
The corners of the generals' mouths were filled with a hint of sarcasm, and they unceremoniously mocked Lu Fu and Zheng Long, who were thousands of miles away.
Lu Fu's face was gloomy, gloomy and able to drip water, how ugly and ugly his face was, he had long heard that Tang Ze's generals had no one in their eyes, and when he saw it today, he could be regarded as having seen it.
Tang Ze saw that the scene was gradually getting out of control, and his face suddenly became gloomy, and he immediately scolded in a deep voice: "Shut up for me!" β
.....
The court fell silent instantly, and the generals shut up one after another, not daring to say more.
"King Zheng wants to unite with me, this is to give me Tang Ze's face, but face can't be eaten, Zheng Long wants me to send troops, but I must pay military expenses and my brothers' death pensions, in addition, after repelling the Qin army, I have to give Mingguang County to me!" Tang Ze said to Lu Fu in a serious tone.
"Mingguang County!" Lu Fu was slightly startled, thinking, this Tang Ze is really a lion with his mouth open, as soon as he opens his mouth, it is a county, why don't you rob it!
Lu Fu pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and saluted: "The military expenses and the pension for the death of the Hou Ye brothers in front of me have been agreed to for King Zheng in the future, but it is too big to let Mingguang County cause trouble, and King Zheng needs to nod and agree, otherwise, I dare not agree to Hou Ye!" β
"It's nature!" Tang Ze nodded.
"If I, King Zheng, promise to give up Mingguang County, Master Hou will have to promise King Zheng a condition!" Lu Fu then said.
Tang Ze's eyes narrowed slightly, and a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he said to Lu Fu with a smile: "If Ben Hou didn't guess wrong, does King Zheng want to establish himself as emperor after repelling the Qin army, and then want Ben Hou to support King Zheng as emperor?" β
Zheng Long's ambition, how could Tang Ze not know, so he didn't need to think about it to know what conditions Lu Fu was going to say.
"Hou Ye is wise!" Lu Fu smiled faintly.
"Okay, as long as King Zheng agrees to what Ben Hou wants, Ben Hou will support King Zheng to stand on his own, but King Zheng also has to promise me a condition, after King Zheng establishes himself as the emperor, he will canonize Ben Hou's subordinates, and this Hou title cannot be deprived, and it will be replaced from generation to generation!" Tang Ze said calmly.
Tang Ze never thought about becoming an emperor, he just wanted to achieve a small career in this troubled world, so that his brothers who followed him could enjoy the glory and wealth, in addition, he had nothing else to ask for, maybe he had this idea, but also because the strength was not as good as the princes of the major fiefdoms, after all, ambition must be supported by strength, without strength, no matter how big the ambition is, it is useless!
"It's nature!" Lu Fu replied without hesitation!
"In this way, this matter is here, Ben Hou is in this Luhe County, waiting for Your Excellency to see Ben Hou next time!"
"Retire under the next, take care of the prince!"
After LΓΌ Fu left the court, Tang Ze began to discuss the next specific matters with his generals and prepare to attack Qin!
At the same time, the same scene here also happened in the Mengcheng County Shoufu Court; Mengjun Huangcheng County Yagongtang; Haozhou County, Chengzhou County, Chengcheng County, Shoufu Court; The envoys sent by Zheng Long were very powerful, and in just one month, they met one king and three candidates, and the process of negotiating conditions was very smooth.
The conditions of Beimeng Hou Tangze are: Mingguang County, military salary, pension!
Yunwang Song Zheng's conditions are: Meng Jun, military salary, pension!
The conditions of Nanmeng Hou Zhouxin are: Jiyuan County, military salary, and pension!
Hao Zhou's conditions for the festival are: no change in fiefdom, military salary, and pension!
Among the three candidates and one king, the most excessively conditional are the Northern Menghou and the Southern Menghou, the two of them are just the Hou Ye with an army of 50,000, and they dare to ask for a county; The simplest condition is Hao Zhou's waiting for the festival, the fief remains unchanged, as long as the military salary and pension.
It's not that He Jie doesn't want to open conditions, but he doesn't dare to open it, because the 150,000 grassland army has already entered the territory of Haozhou County, if he doesn't unite and fight against the Qin army alone, he will definitely die, and even if Zheng Long doesn't send an envoy over, he He Jie himself will have to send an envoy to ask for help.
And Zheng Long's conditions for them are very simple, as long as the princes support him to establish himself as emperor, there is no other need.
Next is Yin Li's side, because Yin Li is on Salt Island, Zheng Long's envoy needs to cross east by boat, and he will not be able to unite Yin Li for a while.
Time passed slowly, the days passed day by day, with the passage of time, the envoys sent by Zheng Long returned one after another, and Zheng Long only hesitated a little about the conditions that the envoys brought back, and then nodded and agreed to the conditions of the princes.
Ten days!
July 15, 24th year of Holy Qin!
Salt Island!
In this world where the land is king, Salt Island is a natural war fortress, surrounded by the sea on all sides, it can be attacked and defended, and there is Sanming Island as a natural defense line to the east of Salt Island, which can be said to occupy the best geographical advantage, and any empire can not capture Sanming Island and Salt Island without a strong naval division under the premise.
Salt Island is as big as a small county, it is not only a war fortress, but also a cornucopia, Salt Island can create 10 million taels of silver by selling sea salt every year, if all the resources around Salt Island are utilized, the benefits can be maximized.
Before the Yan Empire was in turmoil, there was not a single resident of Yandao, and some people were just inland people who dried salt on Yandao, and now, there is a super city in the center of Yandao, with a population of more than 500,000 people.
This super city is not like an inland city, because it has no city walls, and this city is called Yin City, which was built by Yin Li, the king of the East China Sea, with a lot of manpower and material resources, and the population of the city is also the population that Yin Li plundered from the interior.
In addition to building this super city, Yin Li also built four ports, the four ports are located in the southeast, northwest and northwest directions of Yandao, and each port has a naval division stationed, and the four major naval divisions are: White Tiger Water Division, Qinglong Water Division, Xuanwu Water Division, and Vermilion Bird Water Division!
Each division had 34,000 sailors, 10 large ships, 20 medium ships, and 50 small ships!
The hull of a large warship is fifteen zhang long, five zhang wide, and three zhang high, and the deck can accommodate a thousand sailors!
The hull of a medium-sized warship was ten feet long, four feet wide, and two feet and five feet high, and the deck could accommodate 700 sailors!
The hull of the small warship was six feet long, two feet wide, and two feet high, and the deck could accommodate two hundred sailors!
The four major naval divisions combined, there are a total of 40 large warships, 80 medium warships, 200 small warships, a total of 320 warships, 132,000 sailors, if you add the 30,000 infantry troops guarding Yin Cheng, there are 162,000 troops!
The strength of the army may not be comparable to that of the inland princes, but the elite level is no less than the original regular army of the Yan army, this is the strength of Yin Li, the king of the East China Sea, it is precisely by relying on such a powerful sea force that Yin Li is prosperous!
Yin Cheng!
The East China Sea Palace!
The Donghai Royal Mansion is located in the center of Yincheng, the Donghai Royal Mansion is extremely grand, just like a royal palace, with a group of palaces, red brick walls, golden tiles, and big trees in the sky.
This is why Yin Li is rich, so he can build such a luxurious and magnificent East China Sea Palace!
Soaring Court!
Tengfei Pavilion is a palace of the East China Sea Palace, and it is also the largest palace, Tengfei Pavilion is like the Qilin Hall of the Qin Palace, the carved beams and paintings in the pavilion, nine black coiled dragon pillars support the pavilion beams, on the high platform in the pavilion, Yin Li, the king of the East China Sea, occupies the throne of the unicorn.
Yin Li is not tall, even a little short, he belongs to the general, not the general.
On the left and right sides under the high platform, there were five or six people standing on each side, these people were of different ages, all wearing girdles and black robes, and those who didn't know thought that they were Yin Li's Wenchen generals, but in fact, they were craftsmen of the shipbuilding department.
That is, craftsmen and officials.
Yin Li is a smart man, he knows very well what he needs most, so he is very good to the craftsmen of the Shipbuilding Division, as long as he makes a little contribution, he will be rewarded with silver and wealth, and he will be rewarded with official positions, and it is precisely because of this that the craftsmen of the Shipbuilding Division are willing to work hard to build/upgrade warships for Yin Li.
"Lord Wang, this is the blueprint of the new warship!"
Wang Hechun, the head of the shipbuilding department, took out a drawing from his arms and respectfully handed it to Yin Li on the high platform, Yin Li hurriedly took the drawing, unfolded the reading, and after carefully reading, Yin Li frowned, and asked with a puzzled expression:
"Shipbuilding order, you are wrong in this drawing, why is the hull of the new warship six zhang long, two zhang wide, and two zhang high, how is this different from the existing small warships? And the deck can only accommodate a hundred sailors, which is inferior to a small warship, you say, what is the use of this king wanting this warship? β
"Haha!" Wang Hechun touched Yangshan Lake under his chin, and smiled at Yin Li with a red light: "Lord Wang, my subordinates are not wrong in drawing, and the length, width and height are not wrong, it is indeed similar to a small warship, but the prince can not only pay attention to the length, width and height of the warship, but also pay attention to the hull!" β
"Hull?" Yin Li was slightly stunned, and took a closer look, this time Yin Li finally found something different, a row of holes were exposed on both sides of the warship, and when he saw the holes, Yin Li couldn't help but ask: "Shipbuilding order, how do you chisel out a row of holes in the hull of your new warship, what is this for, is this the main feature of the new warship?" β
Wang Hechun replied with a smile on his face: "Lord Wang, you guessed right, a row of holes on both sides of the warship is the main feature of the new type of warship, on the first day of the first month of this year, the city is full of fireworks, and the minister has a whim, if the fireworks are restructured, made into lethal weapons, and then installed on the warship, wouldn't it be able to hit the enemy warship at an ultra-long range!" β
"Lord Wang, you also know that his subordinates are a master who does whatever he wants, no, after half a year, his subordinates relied on the principle of fireworks explosion to successfully transform a weapon of mass destruction, this weapon, the subordinates named it cannon, a fire on the left, and a bag of cannon on the right!"
"Cannon, the range is two hundred steps, it can explode when it hits the target, the killing distance is three steps in a radius, those who are hit by the artillery will definitely die, the gods are difficult to save, and after the artillery is hit, it will also explode flames, which can effectively destroy the enemy warship!"
"Oh, I see, this king understands, these holes are specially reserved for artillery shots, right?" Yin Li understood it at one point and instantly understood its meaning.
"The prince is wise!" Wang Hechun flattered with a smile on his face.
"This weapon is good, in line with the king's appetite, but is the distance too short? You must know that the Qin Empire's eight-stone repeater can shoot 800 steps, and the range is even longer, and there is a fire oil car, compared to these, the cannon has no chance to play at all! β
"And you may not know that this king got the news some time ago that when the Qin army attacked the Great Wall of Ningta, it used a new type of arrow, which the king temporarily called a rocket, and this arrow does not know what it is made of, as long as it hits something, it can make the object that is shot a fire!"
"Imagine, if the Qin army attacks our naval division warship with this arrow, our naval division will only be burned, and it will not be able to fight back at all, so although this cannon is good, it still needs to be improved, at least in terms of distance, long-range suppression, but we can build a dozen ships to try first, and in addition, we will bother to build a shipbuilding order, and improve this cannon, this king is very optimistic about this cannon!" Yin Li said solemnly.
Wang Hechun's eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment, but he was still very happy, because Yin Li was very good at the cannon he developed, which gave him the motivation to improve.
"Thank you for your appreciation, my subordinates will do their best to build the best and most powerful warship in the world for the prince!" Wang Hechun looked solemn and respectfully and bent down to salute.
Yin Li got up from the king's chair, walked down the high platform unhurriedly, and said to the officials of the shipbuilding department: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are not like the inland, the inland princes only need to rely on the infantry to protect themselves, and we can only rely on warships to protect ourselves!" β
"The warship is excellent, the 500,000 people of Yincheng are worry-free, the warship is weak, the 500,000 people of Yincheng are like fish and meat under the sword, this king and even the people of the whole city can live and work in peace and contentment like now, it all depends on you day and night to build a good warship for this king!"
"This king is here to salute you for the 500,000 people in the city, and thank you for your contribution to the four great sailors!" Yin Li looked solemn and bowed to more than a dozen officials of the shipbuilding department.
The officials of the shipbuilding department were moved to tears, and they felt that all the efforts they had made before were worth it!
Shinong industry and commerce, craftsmen have always been the bottom of the empire, often not taken seriously, and even often looked down upon, but after Yin Li took them to Yandao, their status skyrocketed, and they became officials like the craftsmen of the Qin Empire, although they were only officials with a big bean, but it is enough to show that the status of craftsmen is rising!
In order to repay this kindness, all the craftsmen of the shipbuilding department worked tirelessly, day and night, desperately to build excellent warships for Yin Li, so that Yin Li became one of the top forces in the East China Sea region in just a few years, and even the sailors of the surrounding coastal empires did not dare to provoke.
"Report!"
At this time, a knife-wielding guard wearing green chain mail hurriedly walked into the cabinet, Wang Hechun and other officials of the shipbuilding department saw this, and they saluted and retired one after another, and after the officials of the shipbuilding department left, the knife-wielding guard knelt on one knee to make a report:
"Lord Qiqi, a few days ago, there was a ship ashore in the West Port, and the boat man claimed to be Zheng Long's envoy, this time he crossed the east by boat, and he was ordered by King Zheng to see the prince, and Lord Yang, the governor of the White Tiger Naval Division, has sent someone to bring it to the west gate of Yincheng, I don't know if the prince wants to see it?"
"Zheng Long?" Yin Li's brows furrowed slightly, and he muttered to himself with a puzzled expression: "Didn't he descend to Qin?" Why did he suddenly come to this king, could it be that Emperor Qin sent him? β
Because of the inconvenience of transportation, Yin Li did not receive the rumor of Emperor Qin's death, and if he received this rumor, he might have guessed the purpose of Zheng Long's sending people to Yandao.
"Bring him here!"
No matter what Zheng Long wants to do, he will not suffer a loss when he sees Zheng Long's envoy, anyway, after meeting Zheng Long's envoy, everything is clear.
"Yes!" The sword-wielding guard respectfully replied, then got up from the ground and turned to leave.
The time of the three incense sticks has passed!
"The envoy should be born, on the order of my King Zheng, come to meet the prince of the East China Sea!"
A middle-aged man dressed as a woodcutter saluted Yin Li on the high platform with a respectful expression, Yin Li looked at the visitor carefully, and then joked with a smile: "King Zheng must have a good life with the huge ship of the Qin Empire!" β
"The prince of the East China Sea doesn't know anything, I, King Zheng, surrendered to Qin, but I surrendered out of self-preservation, and I have been thinking about the Great Yan Jiangshan Sheji in my heart!" The messenger replied with a smile on his face.
A hint of surprise flashed in Yin Li's eyes, Zheng Long actually surrendered?
This seems like terrible news!
"Aren't you afraid, this king will report to Emperor Qin and let Emperor Qin kill you King Zheng?" Yin Li said with a smile, and his tone was also a little curious.
Originally, Yin Li thought that it was the Qin Empire that sent Zheng Long to send someone to envoy him to surrender to Qin, but he didn't expect to throw out a bombshell news at the beginning, Yin Li couldn't help but be curious, what did Zheng Long want to do, did he also let me surrender?
"The king of the East China Sea is a generation of heroes, how could he do such a thing!" Ying Sheng said with a smile and slapped a rainbow fart.
"Haha!" Yin Li was very useful, and couldn't help but laugh happily, and then his face turned straight again, "Okay, let's stop talking nonsense, King Zheng asked you to come, what do you want to do!" β
"Unite with the King of the East China Sea, expel the Qin army, and restore my rivers and mountains!" Ying Sheng is righteous and awe-inspiring!
Yin Li's whole person was startled from the king's chair, and asked with a face full of disbelief: "This king heard correctly?" β
Ying Sheng replied calmly: "I didn't say anything wrong, and the king of the East China Sea didn't hear it wrong!" β
"Arrogance!" Yin Li snorted coldly, "You King Zheng is looking for death, don't pull this king, do you think that this king is nested on the island of the East China Sea, so he doesn't know what happened inland?" As far as this king knows, the Qin army broke the Great Wall of Ningta a few months ago, and the king's boss, General Liu, killed himself, and the entire territory of Huaibei County fell! β
"The Qin army is good at blitzkrieg, immobile as a mountain, aggression is like fire, with the speed of the Qin army, I am afraid that half of the Great Yan has fallen into the hands of the Qin army, and besides, this king also heard that every time the Qin army conquers a city, it will open a warehouse and release grain, relieve the people in the city, and harvest the hearts of the Yan people in the world!"
"Under these circumstances, you, King Zheng, actually want to pull this king to deal with the Qin army, isn't this harming this king!" Yin Li had a heartfelt tremor towards the Qin army, without it, when he led 50,000 Ningta cavalry to support Huaicheng, he was defeated by Aluk Ge's grassland army in the middle of the road.
Qin Jun's strength, he has already experienced it, and he doesn't want to experience it once.
"What if Emperor Qin dies?" Ying Sheng said unhurriedly.
"Haha!" Yin Li laughed angrily, and said angrily: "You King Zheng is really ambitious, wishful thinking, and if Emperor Qin dies, how can there be so many ifs in this world, and if the prince of Dayan dies overnight!" β
In Yin Li's opinion, Zheng Long has gone crazy, and he has begun to fantasize about the death of Emperor Qin so that he can seize the world.
After listening to Yin Li's words, Ying Sheng was not angry, and still said calmly: "Lord of the East China Sea, Emperor Qin really died, and he ....... at the beginning."
Next, Ying Sheng told Yin Li all the things that had happened in Yan Realm recently, and after Yin Li heard these words, he was suddenly confused!
Is Lao Tzu dreaming?
Yin Li secretly pinched his thigh.
'Hiss~'
Hurt! It's not a dream!
"Lord of the East China Sea, Emperor Qin died, the whole Qin Empire will inevitably be in an uproar, whether it is the Qin Dynasty or the Qin army, it will inevitably suffer a big demoralization, King Qin Wu and Qin Shangyang Hou are poisoned and unconscious, and it will also deal the biggest blow to the combat strength of the Qin army!"
"The main force of the Qin army, eighty percent of the troops are cavalry, the cavalry is not good at attacking the city, without King Qin Wu, the Qin army can't take any city at all, as long as our major princes work together to defend the city, it will kill the Qin army!"
"Lord of the East China Sea, the opportunity has arrived!" Ying Sheng looked solemn and said confidently.
"Yes, the time has come, but this is your time, not the king's time, and the king still won't participate in the Qin!" After Yin Li came to his senses, he said something that broke Yingsheng's heart.
"Huh?" Ying Sheng was stunned suddenly, and suddenly didn't react.
What did he hear? Yin Li actually said that he would not participate!
What is the situation!
"Whew!" Yin Li took a deep breath, and said with a regretful expression: "The main force of this king is a sailor, on the sea, this king is not boasting, no sailor is the opponent of this king, but as soon as he goes ashore, haha, the combat effectiveness is worrying!" β
Although Yin Li is very excited, he is very clear about his strengths and weaknesses, his shortcomings are land combat, while Qin Jun's strengths are land operations, using his own shortcomings to fight with others' strengths, isn't this an old birthday star hanging, too long?
Moreover, although Emperor Shengqin died, and King Wu of Qin and Shangyang Hou of Qin were seriously poisoned and sick, Emperor Shengqin had heirs, and the Qin Empire still had generals.
"The King of the East China Sea has misunderstood, I, King Zheng, said that the King of the East China Sea does not need to go ashore, he only needs to get close to the port of Wuyang and contain a part of the Qin army, we only defend and not attack, and consume the Qin army!" Ying Sheng hurriedly explained.
"Fighting a war of attrition with the Qin Empire? The king won't go! Yin Li said without hesitation.
"Why is that?" Ying Sheng couldn't help but get anxious, and asked with a puzzled face.
"When Emperor Saint Qin was alive, in order to be able to replenish the front-line army in a short period of time, he built a lot of granaries in various counties across the country, and the grain reserves of these granaries were enough for the Qin army to last for a year or two, but what about you?"
"Do you have food supplies? Don't talk about you, this king himself doesn't have much grain, Yandao doesn't produce grain, and the grain depends on buying, if this king is not mistaken, your grain is also bought, and you can't be self-sufficient at all! β
"In this case, do you tell this king about consumption? Who consumes whom! Yin Li said with some amusement.
He knew a lot about the Qin Empire, so he knew that the Qin Empire was building granaries on a large scale, and he bought grain from Qin merchants several times, and learned from Qin merchants that the most worthless thing in the Qin Empire was grain, and that thing was not lacking in the Qin Empire.
The price of grain in the countries is generally one stone and one tael, and the Qin Empire is eighty yuan per stone, which is twenty yuan cheaper!
"This...."Ying Sheng was speechless for a moment, unable to refute.
"Someone, send off!" Yin Li waved his hand, not wanting to continue talking to Ying Sheng.
When the words fell, two sword-wielding guards walked into the pavilion, Ying Sheng turned his head to look, and saw the sword-wielding guards coming step by step, so he hurriedly turned his head to look at Yin Li, raised his hand to stop: "The king of the East China Sea is slow!" β
"What, you still have something to say?" Yin Li said expressionlessly.
Ying Sheng raised his hand and saluted and replied: "The king of the East China Sea can not unite, but can the king of the East China Sea sell King Zheng a face, and when King Zheng expells the Qin army, can the king of the East China Sea support King Zheng to establish himself as emperor?" β
When Yin Li heard this, he couldn't help but fall silent, a contemplative look appeared between his eyebrows, and after pondering for a while, he said in a deep voice: "This king can support King Zheng to establish himself as the emperor, and he is also willing to be a vassal under King Zheng, but King Zheng and the future new emperor must not beat this king's salt island!" β
"The two sides maintain a vassal relationship, but they do not violate each other, and the well water does not violate the river water, if King Zheng can do it, what does it matter if this king supports King Zheng to establish himself as emperor!"
"There is the words of the King of the East China Sea, it is not in vain, say goodbye!" Ying Sheng said with a solemn expression, then turned around and left, and soon left the Tengfei Pavilion.
After Ying Sheng left, Yin Li didn't react much, what was it before, what is it now, and he didn't want to plot the inland world because of the death of Emperor Shengqin.
Yin Li's actions, in the eyes of outsiders, he is timid and afraid of things, and he is satisfied with the present, but in fact, Yin Li's actions are the wisest, because even if he meddles in the inland, he can't get any cheapness.
Even if the Qin army is really driven out of the pass, the land and population occupied by the Qin army will only be eaten by those inland princes, and he will not be able to get a mouthful of soup to drink, and even have to take the lives of his own soldiers.
Who wants to do this kind of loss-making business?
Time passed slowly, and the days passed day by day, fifteen days in a flash!
August 1, the twenty-fourth year of the Holy Qin!
After a long period of consumption, the reserves of the Qin army in various places gradually ran out, but fortunately, the support of the Taishou in Dongzhou was timely, and the grain of the entire ten granaries was sent, a total of three million stone of grain, to prevent the Qin army from falling into the point of running out of soldiers' food.
I have to say that although Dongzhou Taishou sent 3 million stone of grain, in the hands of the Qin army, there were only 2.6 million stone of grain, a full 400,000 stone less, and this grain was not greedy, but eaten by the escort.
In order to escort this batch of grain, Dongzhou Taishou mobilized 200,000 people, and 200,000 people consumed 200,000 stone on the way to the escort, and when they left, they took 200,000 stone grain with them as a return, so the Qin army only got 2.6 million stone grain.
Why is the war a great pressure on logistics, this is how the pressure comes, this is still Dongzhou is relatively close to Yanjing, if it is separated by two or three thousand miles, it is estimated that the front-line army can only get half of the food sent.
Just when the Qin army received food aid from Dongzhou, King Zheng issued a notice to ask for Qin!
The announcement of Qin is as follows:
[Lone to Qin Ben Yan Ping bandits, especially to descend to Qin, who knows Qin wolf's ambitions, the intention to seek my Yan land, Lone for the Yan people, hereditary Yan Jun Wang Lu, now Lone holds high the banner of righteousness, the world to cut Qin! ] γ
As soon as the announcement came out, the world was shocked!
Countless Yan people were shocked by Zheng Long's anti-Qin, but they did not win back the hearts of the Yan people, but made more Yan people disgusted with Zheng Long, thinking that Zheng Long was deviant and had a chance to let the people live a good life, but he wanted to overthrow this good life.
Therefore, Zheng Long was scolded by the people over and over again, but after scolding, there were many people who supported Zheng Long, such as families from all over the world, who paid money and food to help Zheng Long fight Qin!
In addition, on the same day that Zheng Long issued a notice to discuss Qin, Southern Menghou Zhou Xin, Northern Menghou Tang Ze, Yunwang Song Qian, and Hao Zhouhou He Jie also issued a notice to discuss Qin, and the content of the notice was similar to that issued by Zheng Long, except that one sentence was added: Follow King Zheng to expel Qin thieves!
There is something in the wind!
Half a month, August 15th!
Wuyang City, Imperial Palace, Imperial Study!
In the imperial study, Ying Chang was dressed in a black dragon robe, wearing a black jade dragon crown, and bronzing dragon pattern boots, sitting firmly on the carved dragon throne in front of the imperial case.
It was Pei Ji, the commander of the Xianyang Palace and the commander of the Praetorian Guard!
After Pei Ji returned to Xianyang to convey his will, he hurried back to Wuyang City.
"Your Majesty, except for Yin Li, the king of the East China Sea, the rest of the major princes have already issued the so-called edict against Qin half a month ago!" Pei Ji said with a respectful and solemn expression.
Ying Chang frowned, the edict issued by the major princes to ask for Qin, he knew about it five days ago, but he has been waiting for the edict of King Yin Li of the East China Sea to ask for Qin,
But now five days have passed, and there has been no news from Salt Island!
"This Yin Li, doesn't he have any plans to enter the inland?" Yingchang asked with a frown and muttered.
"If Yin Li doesn't meddle in inland affairs, then we have been waiting for a few months in vain!" Du Changjing said with a frown.
"That's it, let's put Yin Li's head behind in advance, Pei Ji, what is the reaction of these princes after issuing the proclamation?" Ying Chang asked with a solemn expression staring at Pei Ji not far in front of him.
Yin Li didn't react for a long time, and Yingchang didn't want to wait any longer, after all, time waits for no one, and he doesn't have much time to wait.
"The princes of various places practice the tactics of clearing the wilderness, and all available resources are either cut off or concentrated in the city, which is a clear desire to fight a war of attrition and does not want to confront our Qin army head-on, even Zheng Long is the same!" Pei Ji raised his hand and saluted back.
"It's smart!" Yingchang couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
How terrifying the Qin army is, there are few people in the Yan Realm who don't know, although there are rumors of his death, but rumors are rumors, before the Qin court admits it, the Qin army's heart will only be turbulent, there will be no chaos, and the combat effectiveness will decline, but it will not decline a lot.
The Qin army, which has experienced a decline in combat effectiveness, is still terrifying, after all, sophisticated equipment is not an ornament.
Even if the Qin court admits his death, the new emperor of the Qin court will quickly appease the army, and the army's combat effectiveness will rebound, so the major princes choose to stick to the city and clear the wilderness, which is the best choice.
"How's the troop moving?" Ying Chang then asked.
Two months ago, he asked Aluke Godai to pass on the will, and let Qian Guangxiao and Xiao Xiong secretly transfer troops to suppress the borders of the major princes!
"Back to Your Majesty, the 50,000 infantry led by General Qian Guangxiao of Huaiyuan has infiltrated the border between Changfu County and Jiyuan County, only three hundred miles away from Xinyang, the capital of Zheng Long, as long as Your Majesty gives an order, you can break Xinyang and take the head of Zheng Longxiang to sacrifice to Your Majesty!"
"The 100,000 iron cavalry led by General Xiao Xiong of Lingjiang also sneaked into the border between Meng County and Jiyuan County, only two hundred miles away from Luhe County, the capital of Tang Ze, or that sentence, Your Majesty ordered, General Xiao must give Tang Ze's head to Your Majesty!" Pei Ji said with a confident smile on his face.
On the way back to Wuyang from Xianyang, he didn't have time to go simply, Xiao Xiong and Qian Guangxiao directly passed the news to him, and then he passed it to Yingchang, which was to prevent outsiders from suspecting Yingchang of cheating to death.
Ying Chang nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered with a solemn expression: "Spread my will, order Huaiyuan General Qian Guangxiao to attack Xinyang, be sure to take the capital of Xinyang, Zheng Long lives and dies, I don't care, but if I can capture it alive, I will capture it alive!" β
"Yes!" Du Changjing and Pei Ji responded with solemn expressions.
"Pei Ji, haven't you always wanted to lead your army to conquer the city? Now I give you this opportunity, the situation in Meng County is complicated, one king and two candidates, Ling Jiang General Xiao Xiong's 100,000 iron cavalry is difficult to eat, I order you to lead 40,000 Janissaries to rush to the aid of General Ling Jiang, and you must also conquer the entire territory of Meng County! β
When Pei Ji heard this, his face immediately showed excitement, and he bent down in ecstasy and responded: "Thank you Your Majesty for giving the last general this opportunity, and the last general will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty!" β
Yingchang turned his head to look at Bai Qi, and said calmly: "Although Aluke Ge is already in Haozhou County, the grassland army is not good at attacking cities, and it may be difficult to defeat He Jie, so you need to personally go south to help Aluke Ge, I believe that with you to go, He Jie will be terrified, and besides, as long as you appear in the midst of thousands of troops, the rumors of my death will be self-defeating, and it can effectively appease the hearts of our army!" β
"Is He Jie going to die or to live?" Bai Qi asked indifferently, this tone was like He Jie was a chicken, and asked Ying Chang to eat fresh or pickled.
"It doesn't matter!" Yingchang replied indifferently.
Bai Qi nodded, already paying attention in his heart.
"Your Majesty, what about the last general?" Du Changjing asked with a look of anticipation and curiosity.
Ying Chang smiled lightly, "You can stay here with me!" β
Du Changjing couldn't cry or laugh, it seems that the next war has nothing to do with him.
"Alright, let's get out!" Ying Chang got up from the carved dragon throne, put his hands behind him, and walked towards the palace door leisurely, Pei Ji saw this, and hurriedly opened the temple door, as soon as the temple door opened, a smell swept in, Ying Chang and others hurriedly covered their noses.
It's the smell of stinky salted fish!
Ying Chang waited for a dry person to cover his nose and walked out of the imperial study, and as soon as he came out of the imperial study, he saw that the door of the imperial study was full of stinky salted fish.
I came out to breathe a breath of fresh air, but I didn't think about it, but I took a breath of stink!
"Someone, someone, hurry up and remove the salted fish!" Pei Ji opened his throat and shouted at the Praetorian Guards a thousand paces away!
As soon as the Praetorian Guards thousands of steps away heard the voice, they subconsciously turned their heads to look, and when they saw Yingchang, Bai Qi, and Du Changjing, all the Praetorian Guards looked at each other, staring at each other with big eyes and shocked faces!
, Your Majesty didn't die!
PS: "Shocked, no one rewarded the author!" β