A few days later, the Son of Heaven issued a holy decree and sent General Chu as the commander of the army, personally leading 50,000 imperial forest troops and another 50,000 garrisons, a total of 100,000 soldiers, to go to Pingfan.

Zhou Yong led 50,000 Divine Guards and 50,000 garrisons, which was also 100,000 troops.

General Lian led 80,000 Shu soldiers.

Speaking of which, the Shu soldiers were originally vassal soldiers. After Sheng Hong ascended the throne and became the Son of Heaven, the Shu soldiers were known as the Son of Heaven's personal soldiers. The status in the army is no less than that of the Imperial Forest Army.

In the past few years, General Lian has recruited Shu soldiers in Shu. From 5,000 at the beginning to 50,000 later, the Shu soldiers were sufficient. The private soldiers that Sheng Hong secretly raised a few years ago are also under the banner of Shu soldiers. A total of 80,000 troops.

According to the practice in the army, leading the troops to attack the city must at least double the strength of the defending city.

The king of Yingchuan, the king of Hejing, the king of Zhangde, and the king of Ming all had only 5,000 feudal soldiers on their faces, but there were by no means a few private soldiers raised in private. The exact number cannot be determined, but the spies of the domain have been lurking for more than half a year, and they have preliminarily estimated the strength of the three feudal kings.

The strength of the King of Yingchuan was about 50,000, the King of Hajing had about 40,000 troops, and the King of Zhangde had the largest number of troops, about 60,000.

In this way, King Zhangdeok's troops were the most sufficient. General Lian's 80,000 troops were used to attack the city, which seemed to be somewhat insufficient.

Originally, the Son of Heaven also sent a garrison to General Lian, but General Lian refused. It is clear that the soldiers are not expensive, and 80,000 Shu soldiers are enough.

It is not an easy task to dispatch soldiers and generals, prepare war horses, weapons, grain, grass and baggage. The military department and the household department were so busy that their feet did not touch the ground. Although the other four are not so busy, the war is a major national event, who can not care?

For a time, everyone in the DPRK and China was busy.

It's mid-March in the blink of an eye.

During this period, the vassal kings made several twists and turns one after another, first arguing that there was no plan ~ rebellious. This was followed by a plea for the Son of Heaven to be forgiving, and they immediately set off for Beijing.

Next, it was a reprimand for the mediocrity of the Son of Heaven for taking the initiative to produce civil strife and war. For some reason, this twist and turn spread all over the streets and alleys.

Sheng Hong was not disturbed at all, and ordered the army to assemble and set off.

……

The three-way army, marching to the domain, will take at least more than a month.

During the march, it is necessary to transmit military information to the capital every day. When it comes to the real siege of the city and the pacification of the domain, there are several military letters a day.

The Great Qi Dynasty has also become extremely tense because of this war.

There is no such thing as a war, and there is no real victory. King Yingchuan and others dared to oppose the imperial court, perhaps there was something unknown in secret. No matter how sufficient the troops sent by the imperial court, after all, they were going to fight on the territory of the vassal kings. In case the ship capsizes in the gutter and loses the battle, it will not only damage the prestige of the heavens, but also cause Daqi to fall into the suffering of war.

Therefore, you can only win, not lose.

Those who originally contradicted the Son of Heaven are now silent.

It can't be stopped, and the battle must be fought. Let's look forward to the victory of the imperial court!

The vassal kings who returned to Beijing, on the surface, were all very honest and honest, and they shrank in the mansion one by one. In fact, there is a lot of secret contact.

At such a time, King Chen Liuwang did another thing that shocked and stunned the vassal kings.

King Chen Liuwang took the initiative to write a letter of plea, stating that he still had 10,000 private soldiers in the domain. Secretly raising private soldiers is regarded as a felony of plotting ~ rebellion ~ . In order to atone for his crimes, King Chen Liuwang took the initiative to hand over the 10,000 private soldiers to the imperial court and let them be requisitioned by the imperial court.

After the Son of Heaven saw the recital, he was quite angry, and summoned King Chen Liuxuan into the palace and screamed angrily.

The old King Chen Liu, with tears in his eyes, knelt down and begged the Son of Heaven for forgiveness.

After the Son of Heaven was angry, he personally helped Chen Liuwang up and affirmed Chen Liuwang's initiative to hand over his private soldiers. reluctantly accepted the gift of King Chen Liu, and exempted King Chen Liuwang from responsibility.

As soon as this incident came out, all the vassal kings were so angry that they vomited blood.

Good for you, King Chenliu! You're only caring about yourself, and you don't care about the big guy's life or death.

You handed over the private soldiers, what should we do?

The soldiers of the imperial court have not yet arrived in the domain, and it is not yet known whether they can successfully pacify the domain. Winning or losing is undecided, and you surrender to the Son of Heaven early. I am not afraid to make the wrong bet, and I am not a human being when I end up on both sides.

Among the vassal kings, some of them were good friends with King Chenliu and went to King Chenliu's mansion privately. Accusations against Chen Liuwang.

King Chen Liuwang was so poor that he raised 10,000 private soldiers. The rest of the vassal kings, more or less, also have a private soldier of one or two thousand. These private soldiers are not scattered much. Together, it's a huge and terrifying number. It is enough to cause the government and the opposition to shake and the country to be restless.

Especially at the critical juncture of the imperial court's pacification, they have soldiers in their hands, which is equivalent to holding a bargaining chip. With chips, there is confidence. At such a time, if you don't take care of it, how can you take the initiative to hand over your private soldiers?

What's the difference between this and washing yourself and putting it on the cutting board?

Chen Liuwang said: "What you think, don't care. Anyway, I've already chosen the path, and I don't have any plans to do anything about it. It is your business that you will be willing to imitate. You don't want to be like me, that's your choice. ”

Then, he ordered someone to send off the guest.

The timid vassal king, while being uneasy, is quite effective in imitation.

The bolder ones got together under the secret convening of the King of Jiangxia, and after fierce arguments and discussions, they finally made a decision. The presence of private soldiers cannot be recognized.

Let's wait and see how the war goes. In case the imperial army was defeated by King Yingchuan and others, they still had a chance to choose their side again.

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In the palace, King Fenyang and King An both looked solemn.

Lu Chi, Zhao Qi, and Chen Zhan were also there, and the Son of Heaven was in charge of the soldiers.

These six people in front of him are the true confidants of the Son of Heaven. After the small court meeting, Sheng Hong summoned several of them into the Yiqing Palace.

The king of Fenyang County took the lead in opening his mouth to break the silence: "King Chen Liuwang has handed over private soldiers, and in the past few days, the original vassal king has moved and also has the intention of going up to the palace to meet the emperor." Unexpectedly, King Jiangxia secretly called the vassal kings to discuss. As a result of this discussion, the original feudal kings who were interested in it did not move. ”

King An snorted coldly and said angrily: "These vassal kings, one is cunning and treacherous. This is to do the wall grass, waiting for both sides to bet. ”

Chen Zhan sneered: "Wishful thinking." ”

Zhao Qi sneered disdainfully: "His heart can be punished." ”

Zhou Quan was silent and did not speak. It's also angry.

Compared with everyone's righteous indignation, Lu Chi was much calmer, and said in a deep voice: "It is precisely because the vassal kings have their own plans and have long had different intentions that the emperor wants to issue an order to cut down the feudal domain. It is not easy to completely recover all the vassal kings, and you must not rush forward. ”

Sheng Hong glanced at Lu Chi approvingly, and said lightly: "Lu Chi is right. ”

"You have to eat the rice one bite at a time, and the Ping Fan has to come one by one. The war in the domain is about to start, and the capital is critical to stability at this time. After cleaning up the King of Yingchuan and them, it is not too late to slowly clean up the King of Jiangxia and the others. ”

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