Chapter XXVIII
The small models next to the third tun seem to occupy a large area. Gu Xinji saw that Emperor Lei was interested, and hurriedly explained: "This is Yongshun Station, and now it is a military station. The state soldiers of the three western states to support the front line rotated here. ”
"Adjacent to this is Yongshun City, which is run by the Jiang's Chamber of Commerce in Quanzhou, and has hoarded a large amount of heavy grain and grass. On the banks of the West River are Yongshundu, Jiangpingdu, and Sanlindu. Yongshun water and land transportation is the joint of the first line of defense. ”
Emperor Lei nodded slightly, glanced at Old Prince Gu, and asked with a smile, "You are familiar after all." Tell me about it?"
The old prince hurriedly got up and took a few steps forward, arched his hand, lowered his head and said bluntly: "It's not easy to touch here." ”
As soon as these words came out, all the princes present were stunned. The war is imminent, and the arrow is already on the bow. How could the old man say such depressing words in front of the Thunder Emperor.
The Thunder Emperor didn't speak, just waited quietly with his head sideways. The old prince hesitated for a long time, and his tall figure gradually bowed down: "Yongshun...... Yongshun has been established for ten years, grasping the circulation of bulk goods between the two countries, and handling hundreds of thousands of business funds every day. There are 14 merchants in the city, restaurants, bathhouses, casinos, and hook bars. The surface is wide open......"
Under the gaze of everyone, the old face of the prince seemed to be red: "But the people who operate here are thoughtful and shrewd. I have sent more than 20 batches of fine works, but none of them have been returned. ”
The princes of each family were a little surprised. Is there a place that can't penetrate for ten years?
Gu Lao became more and more confused, and said in a nutshell: "Originally, it was very common for the two countries to exchange commerce and trade and spy on the situation. But as time passed, I found more and more that the Jiang family attached great importance to this place. The city they sent was surnamed Long. ”
Ye Lang had been silently staying in the distance. Hearing this, my heart chuckled, and I suddenly raised my head.
The Thunder Emperor also shook his head and sighed softly, "Long Wuji." ”
At the beginning, most of the princes didn't react, and as soon as Emperor Lei spoke, someone immediately exclaimed: "The boss of the Long family's generation?"
Quanzhou Longshi. It's an old acquaintance of the king with the surname Seven. The two countries have been attacking each other for hundreds of years, and the Long family, who is a retainer of the Jiang family in Quanzhou, has killed gods in successive generations.
In the land of Wei Kingdom, the name of the Long Clan has been a taboo existence for hundreds of years, far from being comparable to the title of "God of War in the Eastern Continent" in the past ten years.
Ye Lang was very familiar with the Long Clan, and he was even more familiar with this Long Wuji. Twenty years ago, they lost count of the scars they left on each other's bodies.
Ye Lang lost his mind for a moment, and when he looked up, he found that the Thunder Emperor and everyone else were looking at him. Suddenly, the blood gushed upward, and he got up and hugged his fists: "The last general is willing to go, step on the peace and eternal shun." ”
The emperor walked over and gently pulled down the governor's arm: "Time has changed, and it is okay not to touch the old entanglement." ”
He looked back at the princes with different faces, and said lightly: "Although Wuji is brave, Yongshun is not a small land." After the war, this place was troubled by the Gu family and the Anjia family. ”
"Dudu, you are now in charge of the Ye family's army, and it is not appropriate to be bloody and brave for a while, and you will mess up. Your energy should be focused on running in with the Wu family. ”
The prince of the Wu family, who was sitting in the corner, tilted his head and smiled slightly.
The Thunder Emperor looked at Ye Lang, who was trembling slightly. Pursing his lips, he turned and strode back into the middle of the hall, his hands resting on the edge of the sand table.
"What about the transfer of reinforcements in the states?"
Gu Xinji had completely lost his initial nervousness at this time, and confidently held a tray with several beautifully crafted ceramic dolls on the plate.
He inserted these puppets with different characters on the sand table one by one, and said as he interjected: "In addition to the 15,000 border troops stationed in Jiangzhou in Santun, the banners of the troops of Haizhou and Hezhou have appeared, and the siege battalion and the trapping battalion will move to the first and second tuns respectively tonight; the cavalry archery of Yunzhou and the cavalry of Huzhou have reached the third tun; and the four prefectures have mobilized nearly half of their troops to support the front." The total number is nearly 30,000. ”
Gu Xinji picked out a black doll and put it aside: "Leizhou...... It's too far away for reinforcements to be discovered yet. ”
The city guard inserted the last two dolls into the sand table: "The 50,000 Yulin troops of the White Emperor have not moved. The Guannan battalion is still 40,000 permanent men, and Bai Changqi's 3,000 pro-military battalion. ”
"What about Quanzhou, what's going on over there?" Lei Huang squinted and looked at it for a long time, but he didn't find a puppet representing Quanzhou.
Gu Xinji's hand trembled slightly. He suddenly realized that he had done something stupid.
He didn't even order someone to make Quanzhou puppets.
Everyone in the Eastern Continent knows that "rivers, rivers, lakes, seas, clouds, thunder, and springs", and the only one in the seven states of Lan that cannot be called to send troops to help protect the big city is Quanzhou.
Because, Quanzhou does not have a single soldier of the Lan State.
More than a hundred years ago, the Jiang clan was granted all kinds of autonomy by the Lan royal family.
Since then, Quanzhou has actually become an independent kingdom in the literal sense of the word.
Under the control of the Jiang Chamber of Commerce, the Quanzhou people, who had never been forced into labor and never garrisoned, had traversed the southeast and southeast land trade routes in the past 100 years, and grabbed a huge amount of wealth.
But how can there be soldiers in Quanzhou? Relying on those private soldiers hired by the Chamber of Commerce?
Gu Xinji was originally very confident, and the large number of scouts that had been scattered to the states of the Lan Kingdom over the years had already firmly grasped the situation in the Lan Kingdom. But now that I look at it, there is still a big mistake.
Long Wuji is both in Yongshun. The strong Quanzhou private soldiers should have also set foot in the Guannan defense line.
The little prince of the Su family didn't know much about the situation. The city guard of the Gu family was suddenly stunned and stopped talking, so he took the time to ask King An beside him in a low voice: "Uncle Shi, didn't this dog of the Ye family betray the country with his master back then?
Old Prince An blinked, raised his hand to cover his mouth, leaned into Xiao Su's ear, and whispered, "Love and hatred...... But it's a long story, and it's a ...... That. Let's get back to it. Ahh
The little prince stared at King An's quietly outstretched thumb, stayed for a while, and then looked at His Majesty the Emperor, whose face was sinking like water, and suddenly stuck out his tongue in realization, and then retracted his seat.
Gu Xinji was originally a civil official, self-contained and sensitive, and his heart has always been higher than the sky. Originally, he had deduced the sand table many times in private, but the emperor hit his omission at once. At this time, his mind was already in chaos, his forehead was full of sweat, and he couldn't say a word about the plan he was going to offer later.
Once the words of the Thunder Emperor are spoken, they must not fall to the ground. Gu Wangye, who had been pestle on the edge of the sand table, patted the city guard and took over: "Your Majesty, rest assured." Although Yongshun never knows the truth and the truth, there are still people watching for you on the Jiang family's side. ”
Old Prince Gu pointed to the sand table: "On the front line of Guannan, there are seven or eight caravans of the Jiang family, cooperating with Bai Changqi's logistics and transportation. The 8,000 private soldiers stationed in Quanzhou practiced day and night, but unfortunately, they did not have the intention of preparing to go north. ”
The Thunder Emperor's hands were propped up on the edge of the sand table, looking down at the vast enclave in front of the pass, and he was silent for a long time.
No one in the hall dared to speak.
The Ul Kingdom has been preparing for the southern expedition for many years, and the seven surnamed Wang Li soldiers and horses have been carefully planned, and all kinds of deductions have long been familiar with it. Now with the help of the national teacher, the biggest reliance of the Lan defense line, those secret ritual arrays, have become local chickens and dogs.
But the hardest thing to deal with is always people. Those few people.
After a long time, the Thunder Emperor stood up straight and said slowly, "Keep an eye on it." ”
All the princes stood solemnly, waiting to receive the order, when they suddenly saw a figure at the door of the hall swaying, and a black shirt floated in leisurely.
The temperature in the council chamber seemed to cool down instantly.
The visitor did not bow down, walked straight to the Thunder Emperor, and nodded elegantly.
The people in black shirts are all students of the national teacher. The status has always been transcendent, and even His Majesty the Thunder Emperor always respects these young elites from various families.
However, the princes in the hall were very awkward. These hairy boys have been trained by the national teacher for a few years and then forgot their origins, and they don't know how much they have grown, and they all remember the treatment of seeing the emperor and not worshiping them.
The old prince Gu on the side smiled bitterly and shook his head. The young black-shirted Venerable who came in was none other than the junior of the Wu family who was responsible for investigating the explosion in Cishan.
The last time this person reported to the saint alone, I don't know what the follow-up will be. Anyway, the bombing incident quietly disappeared.
The Black-shirted Venerable raised his head, only to find that the Thunder Emperor was half-squinting, staring at the sand table thinking about something, and ignored him.
The embarrassment on the young man's face flickered. He pondered patiently for a while, then folded his hands together and saluted again: "Your Majesty." ”
The Thunder Emperor seemed to have just heard the black shirt coming, but he still didn't open his eyes, just waved his hand and ordered, "Sit down." ”
"Students don't dare. The young Venerable said with trepidation in his mouth, but there was always a smile on his face.
The prince of the Wu family, who had been resting in the corner, stood up silently, dragged his big purple robe, and walked over slowly with his hands behind his back.
The old prince nodded gently to his juniors and asked, "It's quite busy over there, right?"
"Lord Lao is worried. The national teacher had just finished personally debugging the various magic circles and was resting. I have been ordered to come and ask Your Majesty for my guilt, but I will not be able to attend the meeting in person. ”
Su Xiaowang twisted it in the chair impatiently, and shook it coldly: "What is the weight of the imperial meeting? ”
The black-shirted Venerable pursed his lips and smiled and stood in place, not speaking.
The prince of the Wu family snorted: "The old bones like us have fallen off the slag." It's always not as good as you! You are young and strong, and you are alive and well! This time, I expect Xiao Su to take the lead!"
Xiao Su's face twitched a few times. But because of his seniority, he is still in front of the Thunder Emperor, so it is not good to talk back. I could only snort coldly.
The young black-shirted Venerable saluted the old man who was guarding the calf, and then put away his smile and said to the Thunder Emperor, "Master has asked me to tell Your Majesty that you can start at any time. ”
The Thunder Emperor was still staring at the sand table, never looking at him, and said casually, "Then let's start." ”
Ye Lang's identity is different, and he is a little far away from the princes with different surnames. At first, he thought he had misheard.
Until he found that the eyes exchanged between the princes also showed a sense of astonishment. Only then did I make sure that there was nothing wrong with my ears.
Now, to get started?
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