Chapter 55 - The Battle of the Castle (Kamui I)
Wang Yan, as the confidant and favorite general of Empress Chen Xinyu of Shengde, is still somewhat familiar with the friends that Chen Xinyu probably knows. Moreover, Wang Yan, who has been active here recently, can probably guess it. After thinking about it, Wang Yan immediately guessed the identity of the woman who came to see her. The one from within the imperial Chen family, the wife of Zhao Ling, the general of the imperial Chen family, and an important chess piece arranged by Chen Xinyu to survive in secret-Kong Hong.
Wang Yan's mood suddenly became better, if it was really Kong Hong, then her appearance at this moment would inevitably bring them a new possibility. Perhaps at this time, Kong Hong is here to help them tide over this difficulty. So, Wang Yan quickly stood up and quickly walked out of this big tent of the Chinese army, and he was going to greet Kong Hong's arrival in person.
Outside the national camp, Kong Hong is still waiting here in a long white dress, for her, although from the bottom of her heart, Kong Hong hopes that the royal Chen family will be destroyed. After all, after the demise of the Chen family of the imperial family, Liguo can be reunited, but she also does not want Qi and Liguo to start internal strife because of these interests, she also heard the news from Chen Xinyu, it is obvious that Qi Guo just hopes that after their troops leave the country to guard the situation in front of them, they will immediately dispatch troops to assist them in attacking the feudal country. It is precisely for this reason that there will be no internal strife between Qi and Liguo on the surface, but whether there is such a tacit understanding in private is something that everyone can not be sure.
Kong Hong's mood is also more complicated now, and she is now completely sure of it. Whether it is Qi or leaving the country to win this battle, they will directly lead to a bloody civil war because of the conflict of interests, and now the combat effectiveness of the 50,000 troops of Qi is far more than the combat power of the army leaving the country. So for the departing army, how to stabilize the current situation and try not to start a head-on conflict with the Qi army has become the most concerned thing for the departing army now. Kong Hong is now a little worried about this matter, otherwise, there is no need for her to take such a big risk to leave the Qi State military camp and come here.
Not long after, in front of Kong Hong, Wang Yan, the general of the army who left the country and walked out of the camp quickly, Kong Hong had seen Wang Yan before, and the two of them were relatively familiar. And Wang Yan is now anxious to understand what the current situation is like for them from Chen Xinyu's mouth. So, Wang Yan was not polite, and said with a smile: "Madam, we haven't seen each other for some days!"
Kong Hong was not polite to Wang Yan much, she bowed back, and then she said with some seriousness: "Now, does General Wang Yan know what the risks faced by the troops leaving the country are?
Although Wang Yan knew it, if he said it, it would inevitably make Kong Hong lose interest in continuing to talk to him, plus he really had no way now, the order Chen Xinyu gave him was a dead order, a request that had no room at all. So, Wang Yan nodded silently, he really needed an outsider who could wake him up at the most critical time, so that he could now concentrate on figuring out what the situation in front of him was.
Wang Yan arched his hand and said with a wry smile: "In this case, Madame is here, please, I am indeed very confused in the situation in front of me, I don't know what to do, I hope Madame's arrival can let me understand the current situation clearly, I wonder if Madame can agree?"
Kong Hong didn't want to continue to say these polite words to Wang Yan, so she walked directly to the Chinese army tent, Wang Yan then followed Kong Hong, and the two walked all the way under the guard of dozens of guards around them, and walked quickly into the Chinese army tent.
As soon as he walked in, Wang Yan immediately ordered his guards to guard the outside of the barracks of the Chinese army's big tent and not let a single soldier enter the place, and then he immediately asked Kong Hong to sit in the big tent of the Chinese army. He himself sat directly opposite Kong Hong, and personally poured Kong Hong a cup of tea, and then he sat down and asked in a low voice: "In this case, what plans or reminders does Madame have, I can't hide it, I am really very confused now, and I don't know what to do." ”
Kong Hong silently picked up the cup of tea on the table in his hand, and then said with a silent smile: "Although this situation is very serious now, it has not reached a situation where there is no way to do it at all. First of all, the number of troops leaving the country is now similar to that of the Qi army, and it would be completely unwise to rashly launch an attack on the city. Moreover, just yesterday, the Qi army tried to attack the city once, but they had fully understood the defense of the city. Yesterday, the 10,000 troops of the Qi State directly attacked the eastern city wall, if they did not finally choose to withdraw their troops, I am afraid that once the troops are increased, the city will now fall into their hands. And all we need to do now is to look for an opportunity and wait for the last fight of the royal Chen family. I can be sure that the royal Chen family will definitely not sit still now, according to Chen Xuan's character, now he will inevitably make all kinds of moves to make the last desperate action. However, we can't sit still, Qi Guo has already turned Zhao Ling against him, and now Zhao Ling has also entered the city, I don't know what kind of point he has achieved now. Given his ability and influence among the soldiers of the city, he would be able to do it sooner or later. ”
After Wang Yan heard Kong Hong's words, his mood became even heavier, he really didn't expect that the Qi army now had so many means to target the situation in front of them, I am afraid that now they are about to come to a situation where they have no choice. In this situation, the Qi army can continue to delay time with them, but they can't continue to delay, and Qi has a long range of interests and solid backing, which they do not have.
However, Wang Yan also noticed another thing, in the current situation, in fact, everyone living in the Xuanling Continent knew that Zhao Ling, the general of the Chen family of the royal family, was a person who loved his wife extremely much. How could it be that Kong Hong has come here now, but Zhao Ling doesn't know it? Wang Yan now has some secret realization in his heart that maybe these two husbands and wives are not all "model couples" in the mouths of the people.
Wang Yan smiled, "I know, now we don't have time to delay any longer, but even if we know these things, can we still find any way to break through the situation in front of us?"
Kong Hong nodded, "It does seem that there is no chance now, but it is not completely without a chance, I think about it according to my own thinking now, what the royal Chen family is doing now must be the last resort." As far as I know, there is still a batch of fire oil in the city that has not been shipped, and once the Chen family of the royal family uses these fire oil to make the most critical batch of firearms for defense, I am afraid that time will be our chance. ”
Wang Yan was now confused and at a loss, and Kong Hong's words were even more incomprehensible to him now. If these firearms can support the imperial Chen family to guard the city, then wouldn't they have even less chance? However, after all, Wang Yan is also a commander of the army, and he has a very keen sense of observation and insight, and after thinking about it, he has probably figured out the general meaning of what Kong Hong said now.
If the Chen family of the royal family really made these firearms to defend the city now, then it must have gathered hundreds of people to support such an action. Such an operation may be able to hold the city for a short period of time, and ensure the safety of the city for a while. But once this matter is over, then the royal Chen family will completely lose the support of the people in the city. To put it bluntly, the method that Kong Hong is proposing now is to take advantage of this opportunity, taking advantage of the ancient tradition of leaving the country to build the capital in the city, and persuade Empress Chen Xinyu of Shengde to do her best to ensure the safety and status of the people in the city. In this way, it may be possible to put the hearts and minds of the people of the city in their hands. In this way, even if the Qi army was the first to enter the city, they would face the resistance of the people in the city. After all, the people on the Xuanling Continent were not familiar with the Qi State, and they didn't know what the Qi State's methods and regulations were. In this case, these people will naturally choose to support leaving. This is also a relatively helpless move, which is equivalent to comparing the people to a chess piece and using this chess piece to play a huge game.
Wang Yan took a deep breath, "I can't make up my mind about this matter, but please rest assured, Madame, I will immediately write a letter and order someone to rush back to Xicheng overnight and deliver it to Her Majesty the Empress."
"No need! Am I not coming?" Wang Yan was only halfway through this sentence, and there was a slight laughing voice outside the door of this Chinese army tent, and in an instant when he heard this voice, Kong Hong and Wang Yan immediately stood up, this voice was too familiar to them. Isn't this Chen Xinyu, the empress of Shengde?
Just when Wang Yan and Kong Hong were secretly wondering, the door of the camp tent of the Chinese army's big tent had been opened directly, and a figure dressed like an official in a red robe walked in quickly from the outside. Kong Hong and Wang Yan immediately recognized that this was the monarch of the country, Chen Xinyu, the empress of Shengde.
However, Wang Yan and Kong Hong immediately became comfortable and relaxed, in the situation in front of them, Chen Xinyu came to sit in person, presumably the pressure on them will be much less, and Chen Xinyu's arrival can also help them better grasp the initiative.