216. The king regards his ministers as mustard, and the ministers regard him as an enemy
In May 7295 of the Great Zhou Dynasty, after a two-month tug-of-war, hundreds of thousands of Zhenxi troops on the frontier suffered heavy casualties, and even Zhenxi Pass, which was known as insurmountable, became more and more shaky due to the fierce offensive of the Qin army.
In this case, there were many honest and kind scholars in the Great Zhou Dynasty who wrote to Zhou Tianzi to advise Zhou Tianzi, wanting Zhou Tianzi to send troops to aid the border army in the western land.
After all, once Zhenxi Pass was breached, nearly a million Qin troops poured in.
The entire Great Zhou Northwest will turn into the most tragic purgatory in the world in an instant.
This kind of result is unacceptable to many readers.
But the vast majority of these documents they submitted were lost in the sea, and even if a very few received a reply, most of them were perfunctory and procrastinatory words from the imperial court.
Seeing that no one in the court paid attention to him, many scholars were immediately excited.
Even when he posted an article, he pointed at the noses of many princes, nobles and officials of the current dynasty and scolded them.
After all, many of them have their own style, and since no one pays attention to their advice, they will spray all the officials in the entire court.
angrily scolded them for being a *** minister, ignoring the society of the Great Zhou world.
In this regard, many officials in the court were silent and did not reply.
After all, this group of scholars, who have lived a good life since childhood, have the ability to guide the country, but they can't even get a fame, so how can they expect them to understand the current situation of Da Zhou?
This war was different from any time in the past, and Daqin was in earnest, except for a very small number of troops that shocked the frontier Tang Dynasty, almost the entire army poured out.
In the face of such an offensive, even Zhenxi Pass, which is said to never fall, has faced the fall several times under its impact.
And the most important thing is that Great Qin has not only opened up the front of the western land, but there are also hundreds of thousands of Qin troops in the north who are attacking quickly. In other words, the Qin army opened up two huge fronts on the side of the Great Zhou at the same time, and each of them occupied an absolute advantage.
In this case.
Da Zhou gathered all his forces in Fulong Pass, Fuhu Pass, and Futian Pass, and he was able to hold on, he only needed to grit his teeth and delay for a little longer, and when the momentum of the Qin army was not so strong, everything could be solved.
After all, the Qin army is pouring out to attack the Great Zhou at this time, and the rear forces of the Qin State must be extremely empty, the reason why the King of Qin dares to be so decisive and ruthless, the idea of fighting should be to prepare for a quick victory, and not give other countries that are eyeing each other a chance to get a piece of the pie.
On the other hand, after understanding the military plan of the Qin army, as long as there is no large-scale rout in the Great Zhou, relying on the advantages of local operations and shorter grain and grass supply routes, it is estimated that it will be no problem to drag the Qin army for a year and a half.
It doesn't even take a year and a half.
After mobilizing millions of troops to snipe the Great Zhou, the military strength of the Qin State was already very empty, and the Tang Dynasty, which was also ready to move in the south, would definitely not let go of such a good opportunity to attack.
Moreover, once the Qin army of the Eastern Expedition was frustrated, it did not need to be stumbled by others, and the country itself would be in trouble.
To sum up, in the eyes of many officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty and Zhou Tianzi himself, it was very wise not to send troops to aid the Zhenxi Army in the western land.
- If the aid of the western land is extended, not to mention the logistics supply line of the Great Zhou army, it may also be cut off by the Qin army in the north for thousands of miles.
The war that has been unable to make ends meet for many years has already consumed a lot of money, food and armor in the Great Zhou treasury, and it is obviously a very irrational thing to stretch the front at this time.
Besides, the people in the northwest are not from the Great Zhou Dynasty, but were the people of the Great Qian Kingdom in the past 5,000 years, so what does it have to do with them dying more and dying less?
On the contrary, it is a good thing from another point of view.
After all, the number of deaths in the Zhenxi army is enough.
It can also consume more of the Qin army's vital strength, and both the Qin army will be defeated.
As for the people who died in the war in the two places in the northwest, it was just right to make some room for the Central Plains, which was becoming more and more overcrowded, and when the war was over, there would be no hindrance from the Zhenxi army
, the imperial court can also divide some nobles in the Central Plains to further strengthen the Great Zhou's dominance over the two places in the northwest.
All in all.
No matter how you look at it, leading the army to rescue the northwest is a loss-making business.
Therefore, the politicians of the entire Great Zhou court chose to be collectively blind, ignoring the disparity in military strength between the two places in the northwest and the Qin army, and made up their minds to use the troops in the northwest to consume the strength of the Qin army.
Only children childishly talk about right and wrong.
Mature politicians are all hard-hearted and only weigh the pros and cons in their eyes.
As for the human tragedy under the pros and cons, as long as it does not burn them, what does it do to them?
When all the dust settles, it will all be blamed on Qin Jun, and the dead will not be able to speak anyway.
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Under such circumstances, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the imperial court has given up on the two places in the northwest, and is determined to fight the Qin army at the three checkpoints of Fulong and Fuhu.
It is naturally unrealistic to resist the strength of the Qin army alone in the northwest and two countries.
Sure enough, in the third month of the war, the western lands began to crumble.
However, just when everyone in the Great Zhou thought that the Zhenxi Army was about to be unable to resist the attack of the Qin Army, unexpectedly, a mysterious army appeared on the battlefield of Zhenxi Pass.
The army was small in number, but it was very well equipped and well trained.
It was their arrival that forcibly renewed the breath of Zhenxiguan, which was on the verge of collapse, and made Zhenxiguan persist again.
After receiving the news, the whole Da Zhou was looking sideways about it.
Everyone was very interested in the origin of this mysterious army that suddenly appeared.
But what is helpless is that the battle ahead is tight at this time, and all places are in a tense state of preparation, and it is difficult for spies to move for a while, and there is no way to investigate the origin of this mysterious army in the first place.
However, before Da Zhou could completely come back to his senses.
The Qin army, which was still attacking cities and territories in the north, suddenly stopped the offensive for some reason.
This really made countless people feel caught off guard, and taking advantage of this short window period, the Star and Moon Army gathered in various towns in the Northland suddenly evacuated the Northland on a large scale.
Even with many soldiers of the Zhenbei Army, they followed them out of the city.
At the same time, the Xingyue Army and a part of the Zhenbei Army issued a shocking announcement to the entire northwest.
"Looking through the history books, I have heard that the mission of the army is to serve the country, and I have heard that the fate of the soldiers is to die in battle, but I have never heard that the officials and the monarch have been indifferent to the imminent demise of millions of people!"
"As the old saying goes, the king regards his ministers as his siblings, and the ministers regard him as his heart; The monarch regards the minister as a dog and a horse, and the minister regards the monarch as a countryman; The king treats his ministers like mustard, and the ministers treat him as enemies."
"Now, the imperial court wants to use the strength of the Xingyue Army, the Zhenbei Army, and the Zhenxi Army to fight against the entire 32 continents of the Qin State......
"Such a nation of gods, of heaven and earth, of such a ruthless and unrighteous ruler without a people...... Not worthy of the allegiance of millions of troops on the frontier, nor worthy of the tax offerings of tens of millions of people in the northwest!"
"The northern land is about to become the battlefield of the Qin army's large-scale attack, we pity all our compatriots and brothers, and will open up a way for everyone to flee to the west, as long as there is a day of Zhenxi Army and the Xingyue Army, the human emperor pass in the desert of the western land will definitely not be broken!"
After this news came out.
The Xingyue Army and a small part of the Zhenbei Army began to withdraw from the northern battlefield in an orderly manner.
Five of the twelve cities in the north had been occupied by the Qin army, and fifty percent of the remaining seven cities had also been evacuated by the northern army.
For this day, You Aotian has actually been mentally prepared for a long time.
He was a pure military man, and a traditional military man.
The glory in his heart made You Aotian unable to accept surrendering without a fight.
Therefore, when Li Yueming found him, You Aotian was very free, saying that the soldiers in the Zhenbei Army who were willing to evacuate could evacuate with the Xingyue Army, but he would not leave the northern land that he had guarded all his life.
He has lived most of his life, and he has stood up to the sky for most of his life.
I didn't want to go to the end and lost my spine as a warrior.
Northland, the town of the north city.
Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar apprentice in front of him, You Aotian's face was quite complicated, and after sighing, he was relieved: "My stay here does not mean that what you are doing is wrong, in fact, many times there is no right or wrong in many things, you can find a way to make a living for the people of the Northland, it is the luck of the people of the Northland, and it is also the luck of my You Aotian......
"In addition to dancing with knives and guns in my life, the most fortunate thing in my life is to be able to cultivate a group of outstanding disciples like you in my later years! Go, I hope you can be kind to the Zhenbei Army and the millions of people in the North in the future!"
"I'll stay here and stand one last shift for the Northland!"
In this regard, Li Yueming was silent for a long time, opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.
Silently turned his head and left.
The speed at which the message spreads is very fast.
After receiving the declaration, the people of the Northland hesitated for a moment.
Among the imperial court and the Xingyue Army, they finally chose the Xingyue Army.
After so many years, the Star and Moon Army has already built a good political reputation in the Northland, and compared to the imperial court that does not treat them as people, the Star and Moon Army that has guarded them for decades is obviously more trustworthy.
As a result, many people packed their bags and migrated to the western land under the guidance of the Star and Moon Army.
After this news reached Ho Kyo.
Zhou Tianzi, who was furious, slapped half of the palace and slammed it, and said with filial piety: "Li Yueming, this evil animal, I can't treat you well, but I didn't expect it to be a white-eyed wolf who can't be raised!"
Although the Xingyue Army's actions were not explicitly stated, they had actually completely chosen to betray Da Zhou.
He calculated that the Zhenxi army would not surrender.
But he didn't expect that the Xingyue Army would stand up and stab Da Zhou at such a critical time.
Among them, the most puzzling thing for Zhou Tianzi is that the main battlefield of the Qin army and the Great Zhou is in the western region, and there are obviously only more than 300,000 Qin troops in the north, although the Xingyue Army and the Zhenbei Army are under great pressure to deal with these 300,000 Qin troops, but they are not to the point where they need to raise their hands and surrender, right?
However, soon Zhou Tianzi knew why Li Yueming was evacuating from the Northland.
Originally, he was still thinking about how to punish Li Yueming, a blatant betrayal.
If you don't catch him back, peel him up, cramp and light the sky lantern, it's really unforgiving.
But at this moment, the Qin army, which had been fighting bloodily in the western land before, suddenly appeared outside the 100,000 mountains in the northern land of the Great Zhou.
The mighty millions of Qin troops moved like lightning, passing through the twelve cities of the Northland, which had long been unguarded, with lightning speed, and led a large army to attack Fulong Pass.
In just three days, nearly 100,000 soldiers in Fulongguan were killed and wounded!
The entire Fulong Pass was almost flattened by the Qin army's iron cavalry, but fortunately, at the last moment, a large number of dragon and tiger troops rose up, and they barely repelled the first round of attack of the Qin army.
After hearing this news, Zhou Tianzi was not even angry.
I just feel cold all over my body.
If he didn't know what was going on at this time, it could only be said that he was too stupid to be a genius.
No wonder Li Yueming is so bold and dares to openly argue with him.
It turned out that it had already been calculated.
So more than ten years ago, Li Yueming, who was just a teenager at the beginning, had already connected with Qin Jun and the spirit beasts in the extremely cold snow mountain?
Rao is now looking back and looking back, Zhou Tianzi still feels a little incredible.
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In the distant Beibing Town, Li Yueming had a little look on his face
It's not easy.
After a brief discussion between him and Wang Ziwei, he formulated such a plan to protect himself.
Obviously, the Zhenxi Army will not surrender to the Qin army, they would rather die on the battlefield and shed the last drop of blood, and will definitely not leave the land of the West and Zhenxi Pass for half a step.
This is the foundation of the Zhenxi Army's life, if it is lost, the military soul of the Zhenxi Army will not exist.
But the fact that the Zhenxi Army can't surrender doesn't mean that the Xingyue Army can't surrender either!
The reason why 100,000 mountains could not pass through a million Qin troops was an agreement reached under Li Yueming's intentional control.
As long as Li Yueming wanted to, he could let the little fox draw a road for the Qin army to accommodate the mighty Qin army to bypass Zhenxi Pass and march into the Great Zhou from the north.
As Li Yueming's most powerful leg.
The little fox in the extremely cold snow-capped mountains is the foundation for the Xingyue Army to survive in the gap between the Qin Army and the Great Zhou for a long time.
Now this big thick leg has come to play its most critical moment.
Li Yueming first contacted the Nine Emperor Princes and told him part of the plan.
After so many years of consolidation, the Nine Emperor Princes now have a very lofty position in the Qin army.
The previous generation of Qin troops was already in a state of semi-retirement a few years ago.
Nowadays, most of the military and political affairs of the Qin army are handled by the Nine Emperor Princes.
From another point of view, the Nine Emperors have already gained the absolute advantage of this battle for the crown prince, and if nothing else, it will not be long before they can succeed to the throne smoothly.
After hearing Li Yueming's news, the Nine Emperor Princes were naturally ecstatic.
If there is a choice, of course Qin Jun is not willing to gnaw on the hard bone of Zhenxi Army, which is toothless and does not have much meat.
So the two sides hit it off.
The Nine Emperor Princes asked the Qin army to leave an army to attack Zhenxi Pass with the intention of sheep, and on the other hand, Wang Ziwei and the Zhenxi army cooperated to perform the illusion of being attacked by the main force of the Qin army, so as to cover up the fact that the main force of the Qin army was marching towards the 100,000 mountains.
He agreed with the Qin army on a time to attack, and to evacuate as many innocent people in the north as possible before this time came.
And through the existence of the little fox, a non-aggression agreement was agreed with the Qin army.
Once the Qin army pointed the finger at Beibing Town and the Xingyue Army, Li Yueming would let the little fox cut off the supply lines of the Qin army, and at that time, more than a million Qin troops might be able to forcibly return to Hangu Pass with their strong military strength.
But the plan to attack Da Zhou is estimated to be completely ruined.
After several operations, with the unremitting efforts of Li Yueming and Wang Ziwei, the Xingyue Army and the Zhenxi Army were finally temporarily eliminated from this impending catastrophe.
And now, the biggest headache for Li Yueming is not the Qin State and the Great Zhou, but the large number of people in the north, so many refugees with their families and mouths, how to settle is definitely a matter that requires Li Yueming to use eighteen martial arts.
Li Yueming had already mobilized all the food that Beibing Town and the Xingyue Army could mobilize, and the Zhenbei Army and the Zhenxi Army had also taken out food to a greater or lesser extent.
However, there is still about half of the food that the refugees need on their way to the migratory journey.
No matter how high Li Yueming's political and scheming points are.
Nor can you conjure up food that can feed millions of people out of thin air.
Therefore, this long journey was destined to be extremely difficult from the beginning, and Li Yueming still needed to settle this hot potato before the turmoil completely began.
Only in this way can the Xingyue Army, which has thoroughly mastered the right time, place and people, be invincible on the next vast stage.
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