Chapter 30: The Imperial Expedition

"Your Majesty, the battle between the two armies is not child's play." Zong Zhengyang Xiuwen said: "The king is not skilled in martial arts, and he has combat experience, so Weichen does not support the king's personal expedition. ”

"Your Majesty, the two countries are at war, involving all aspects, if there is a war, it is more prudent to send a lieutenant to command the troops." Imperial Doctor Xu Maocai suggested.

Weichen seconded.

Weichen seconded.

For a while, in the Zhangtai Palace, more than half of more than half of the officials did not support Ji Xuanling's personal expedition.

Unexpectedly, Ji Xuanling's heart was like iron, and with a wave of his hand, he commanded: "You don't need to be persuaded, what to do, this king knows in his heart." Wei Che, selected 20,000 ordnance in the Longwu Army, the elite cavalry with complete war horses, Ji Liankai, led the 20,000 Black Flag Army, Ruan Xinghe, led the Iron Eagle Ruishi, Yang Jingluo, selected 20,000 dead soldiers in the Snapdragon Army, and went south with the king.

Jia Taichu, Mao Hongshan, within half a day, raised 100,000 stone grain and 20,000 good horses for the army. ”

That's right, he didn't read military books well, and he didn't have the experience of leading troops into battle, however, in his previous life, he trained in the army for several years, and he had more than a thousand years of knowledge among his ministers, which was enough.

He continued to instruct: "Yuan Lihuan, you lead the envoy to the place where the ram is located, bring new salt, give the ram more some benefits, try to win him over and make friends with Daqin, and send the Longxi Iron Cavalry to contain Yuan Ci in the west." ”

"Your Majesty, don't act rashly!" Jia Taichu cautiously reminded.

"Aiqing, no need to persuade you, arrange it as soon as possible." Ji Xuanling commanded in a tough tone.

"At the beginning of Tai, this official felt that the king's plan was feasible, if he could unite with the ram to contain Yuan Ci, even if he could not defeat Gongsun Ang in one battle, Daqin also had allies in the south, and he would also buy time for Daqin to recover.

In addition, General Wei Che is a good general, and General Ji, General Ruan, and General Yang are accompanied by him, even if he can't fight quickly, the king personally drives the expedition, which also shows the importance that Great Qin attaches to foreign affairs.

In the future, whoever dares to raise an army to attack Qin should always think about three points. ”

Yin Hong also doubted Ji Xuanling's decision to lead the troops to the expedition, but as a lieutenant in charge of the Great Qin military, he supported Ji Xuanling's personal expedition.

Regardless of victory or defeat, it will demonstrate Great Qin's determination to resist the enemy.

Moreover, the king introduced new measures to encourage the three armies to fight.

This battle just tested the pros and cons of the king's strategy.

"But..."Jia Tai wanted to argue at first, but looked at Ji Xuanling's undoubted expression and stammered again.

Responsible for the court to worship Lu Shiming, clasped his fists and saluted: "Your Majesty, the soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, you must not ignore it, and Weichen immediately set up an altar to pray for blessings and pray for God's blessing."

"There is no need to set up an altar to pray for blessings, and at dusk, the king will lead his army to battle." Ji Xuanling said, he hoped to seize the opportunity as soon as possible and defeat the army led by Gongsun Ang, reminding: "The soldiers are fast and fast, they should be like tigers and wolves infested, come without a trace, go without a trace, between the tiger roaring and the wolf howling, killing the enemy invisibly." ”

When the ministers heard this, they found that the attitude and courage of the new king exceeded their expectations, and they were afraid that they would still be unable to change the attitude of the king, so they simply stopped arguing and tried their best to prepare for war.

"Whoa!"

At this time, Ji Xuanling arranged to the ministers: "Taiwei, during the expedition of this king, you are in charge of the military affairs of the Great Qin, and the military training of the Xiaowu Army must not be wasted.

Governing the internal history of Su, dealing with taxation and commerce and other issues with full authority, striving to form a relaxed business atmosphere in Daqin, the Tea and Salt Division, as soon as possible to implement fried tea, salt, paper, and strive to form three channels of money and grain for Daqin, the servant, and lead people to raise 30,000 good horses in the pastures of Heiqu County in the north in case of emergency. ”

"Whoa!"

Yin Hong, Chu Liangji, Xu Maocai, Jia Taichu, Mao Hongshan and other officials bowed down to receive orders.

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The news of Ji Xuanling's personal expedition spread all over Xianyang City.

In Xingle Palace, An Xun sorted out his armor and ordnance.

He asked, "Your Majesty, do you still carry a long sword?" ”

"No, prepare a spear for the king." Ji Xuanling commanded.

He grew up in the monastery since he was a child, and he was able to use all kinds of cold weapons, but he was the best at using sticks and spears.

In cold weapon warfare, the power of sticks to kill the enemy is limited, and it is not as pleasant as a spear.

What's more, most of the blades of the Qin army are iron swords, spears, and lances, and recently, he has been practicing spears during his morning exercises.

"Whoa!"

An Xun bowed and retreated.

Zhang Lihua, Ruan Chengcheng, and Ji Shaohua, who rushed to hear the news, arrived in Xingle Palace one by one in a panic.

Recently, the king has often been dealing with government affairs, refining refined salt, and inspecting military camps, and rarely see each other.

Before, when they were in their respective bedrooms, they suddenly learned from the maid that Ji Xuanling wanted to drive a personal expedition to meet the tiger army led by Gongsun Ang.

One by one, they were taken aback, and their faces were discolored.

Since ancient times, the Qin army has endured hard fighting, often wearing black clothes, or even no armor, bare upper body, holding a knife in the right hand, and grasping the enemy's head with the left hand, rushing to kill on the battlefield. When Guo Tianlu was in power, the Qin army's armament, military discipline, and combat strength plummeted.

In foreign battles, there were fewer victories and more defeats, and the momentum of the three armies was low.

It was hard enough to fight against the six eastern countries, how could he dare to resist Yuan Ci's tiger army.

The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, even if the Great Kang declines, the domestic princes are numerous, and the tiger army under Yuan Ci is still brave and good at fighting.

The three girls came and bowed.

Zhang Lihua's face was as pale as paper, and she asked impatiently: "Husband, there are rumors in the palace that Gongsun Ang led the army to invade, and the husband wants to go south to resist the enemy?" ”

"That's right!"

The eunuch was helping Ji Xuanling sort out his armor, and he nodded with his head held high.

"Is the king sure of winning this battle?" Ji Shaohua asked.

Sure to win?

Ji Xuanling muttered, he has outstanding individual combat ability, but he has little experience in large-scale legion combat, but without experience, he can accumulate experience, which is better than letting others trample on Daqin's land and plunder Daqin's grain.

War, how can you not fight, isn't it a sin to be weak?

"The enemy army is fierce, the situation is unclear, and there is no certainty of victory, but since it has been decided to lead the troops south, this king will strive for a complete victory and annihilate Gongsun Ang's troops."

Ji Xuanling has made up his mind and will never change it.

Even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea ahead, he will lead his troops to go over.

"In this case, the king should think twice." Nguyen Cheng Cheng Road.

"Don't worry!" Ji Xuanling grabbed Ruan Chengcheng Rou and comforted.

Regardless of whether it was the court, the military generals, or the three of Ruan Tingcheng, they did not support him in his personal expedition, let alone believe that he led the army to victory.

However, he was full of confidence in himself and firmly believed that he would lead his army to victory.

Holding Ruan Qingcheng's fragrant shoulder, he said with a smile: "Don't worry, this time I will go to Qiushui County, and I will not seriously damage Gongsun Ang's tiger army, and this king will not return." ”

Hearing this, the third daughter knew that Ji Xuanling had made up her mind and couldn't change his mind, so she was silent and helpless.