Chapter 34: Expanding the War (Part II)
The war between Roxiting and Yardley is in full swing. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
In particular, Yardley actually invaded the territory of Roxiting for the first time in nearly a hundred years, and instantly provoked a feud between the two countries.
There seems to be a tendency between the two countries to go to war if they disagree.
However, the fighting at the front did not affect the quiet in the rear.
Especially in Xiacheng, after surviving the panic of the early stages of the war, the Qin people protected their interests as they promised, regardless of the nationality.
"Your Majesty, our food is enough for 200,000 people, and we have used it for more than ten years." In the middle hall, Chen Ping, who was in charge of everything in the lower city, respectfully reported to Ying Zhengyu.
"In addition, the people sent by the church have already met with the ministers."
"Oh? What do they say? Ying Zheng glanced at Chen Ping and asked with some interest.
Chen Ping smiled and said, "Sure enough, as Your Majesty expected, he hopes that we can give the Heavenly Master Hall a blow from behind. ”
"Oh, it seems that they really want to use us as swordsmen." Ying Zheng laughed disdainfully.
The Kingdom of Ardli defeated the Roses army because of the crossbows of the Qin people.
However, this is harmless to the church, even if Rosea loses a large tract of land.
In the same way, even if the war did not have those crossbows of the Qin people, Luo Xiting would never have destroyed the Kingdom of Yardli.
The battle between the two countries, even if it was bloody, but in the eyes of the church and the Heavenly Master Temple, it was just a child's play.
The real distribution of territory still needs to be negotiated between the Heavenly Master Hall and the church.
It's just that now the two countries are at war. It's like his own little brother fighting, and the eldest brother can be silent for a while, but he still needs to express his stance after all.
Or, fortunately, the big brother also came to fight with each other.
And now, the big brothers don't dare to do anything, it is nothing more than because of the existence of Qin State, a third party whose strength is not inferior to theirs.
Therefore, whether it is the church or the Heavenly Master Temple, they must have their eyes on the lower city at this moment.
Once Xia Cheng really plans to cooperate with the church, no, even as long as he shows a hint of wanting to cooperate, the Heavenly Master Hall will make an all-out attack against the Qin State.
And the Qin State, naturally, it is impossible for him to be stupid enough to fight with the Heavenly Master Hall like this, so that the church can benefit.
So, on the one hand, Chen Ping accelerated the collection of food, and on the other hand, he was also going around in circles with the people in the church.
It not only gave them some opportunities to leave, but also let the Heavenly Master Hall see that they might be about to leave.
Of course, such a two-faced attitude cannot be so easily concealed from the other party.
The Temple of the Heavenly Master and the Church are not fools. If you say that you are leaving, why do you see the people of the church so often? If you don't want to leave, why are you collecting food so frantically?
In short, both the church and the Heavenly Master Hall were skeptical of the Qin State.
However, perhaps what they didn't expect was that this was precisely the smoke bomb given to them by the Qin State.
People are suspicious creatures, especially those at the top of the hierarchy, and they all want to have a few more eyes.
The more flawless you behave, the more they will be suspicious of you.
On the contrary, deliberately showing a two-faced appearance now, it will make them feel a little more stable in their hearts.
At the very least, it shows that you are not connected to the other person.
After learning about the attitude of the Heavenly Master Hall and the church, Ying Zheng asked again: "What is the price of grain on the market now?" ”
"It's already sold for about five silver coins a stone." Chen Ping replied with arched hands.
"Five silver coins? Not enough! Ying Zheng frowned and said.
Although five silver coins are three or four times more expensive than the previous price, they are still affordable for ordinary civilian homes.
If they don't turn this continent upside down and make ordinary people unable to eat, then how can they be willing to accept the rule of the Qin State at that time?
However, the price is expected in this range.
After all, on the entire continent, there are many fiefdoms, and many nobles have their own grain reserves. Most of the grain in the lower city was purchased from them.
Therefore, before the country's food is exhausted, even if the price of food rises again, it must be within an acceptable range.
If you want to cause food prices to rise sharply, you must pull all the countries on the entire continent into the war in one fell swoop. Use war to consume food and at the same time destroy productivity.
"Your Majesty can rest assured that the minister has already arranged a secret hand in the Kingdom of Yardli. Presumably, at this time, King Yardley had already begun to contact the other two countries under the command of the Heavenly Master Palace. ”
"Speed up the process. In this case, we can't stay long. ”
"Whoa."
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In the kingdom of Ardley, it is indeed as Chen Ping said.
Due to the small number of the Adrian army, even if the combat strength is strong, in the face of a huge front, the defense is more than enough, and the progress is insufficient.
In this regard, someone in the court immediately proposed to ask for help from the neighboring Makusai Kingdom.
And the price, after the victory, the Adrian army needs to cede a part of the land to them.
This price is nothing at all for the Kingdom of Ardley.
With the good news coming back from the front, King Ardley agreed to the request of the Makusai Kingdom without much thought.
Therefore, the 100,000-strong army of the Makusai Kingdom set out.
On the battle line, the Ardrian army, which had been replenished, once again launched an all-out attack. It put a lot of pressure on the Rossiting Kingdom.
King Rositin, who was already extremely angry with Ardley, also began to pull his allies half-forcedly and half-seductively, when he learned of another defeat at the front.
Moreover, this time it was even more ruthless, and directly brought in another 200,000 people.
Relying on the superiority in numbers, the Rossiting army began to encroach on the Adrian army one by one.
Moreover, during this period of time, the repeater that Luo Xiting purchased from the lower city also arrived in the kingdom after being secretly escorted.
It was sent directly to the front line without even being forwarded.
After being equipped with repeating crossbows, although the number of repeating crossbows is not as good as that of the Adrian army, its combat power is basically the same.
As a result, there was a stalemate between the two sides.
And at this time, almost a year and a half have passed since the start of the war between the two countries.
Downtown
As usual, it was lively and prosperous, but in the sky, it was suddenly shrouded by the warship that covered the sky.
"That's the Qin warship!"
"It's huge!"
Many people sighed at the magnificence of the war giant, but there were many people who were interested in changing their faces. Because, the direction in which the battleship is heading is clearly the abyss.
"Are these otherworldly people leaving?" In the Heavenly Master Hall, the Great Heavenly Master frowned and said in a somewhat inquiring tone.
"It should be. After collecting food supplies for nearly two years, it is estimated that they also understand that if they do not leave, they will attract double pressure from us and the church. ”
In the main hall, a somewhat old voice came.
"Just leave." The Great Heavenly Master nodded, obviously, in the past two years, the pressure that the Qin people had brought him was not small.
"What you have to think about now is how to talk to the church. After all, the big movements of those mortal countries are not small, and it is not easy to achieve a result that satisfies both parties. ”
"The disciple is clear."