Chapter 538 - The Royal Conquest
Return to Emperor Shun Li Chuang.
When he learned that 70 million taels of gold and silver had disappeared out of thin air, Li Chuang was shocked. He hurriedly checked for himself and tortured a dozen soldiers guarding the silver warehouse.
The resulting news was even more shocking.
The 70 million taels of gold and silver were lost at the end of the return transport, and the interval between the two carriages transporting silver was no more than a stick of incense.
In other words, the time it took for all the 70 million taels of gold and silver to disappear was less than a stick of incense.
In such a short time, it is beyond human power.
Not to mention disappearing silently, even if you are given a ship and hundreds of people, it will still take half a day to carry this batch of gold and silver aboard.
The clarity of the answer sent chills down Li Chuang's spine.
After more than ten years of fighting in the north and south, until he became the first member of the rebel army, Li Chuang was an alcoholic, but he was not a mediocre person.
On the contrary, Li Chuang was very alert when he was awake, otherwise he would have died countless times in Shaanxi and Gansu.
A strong intuition told him that the capital, as Song Xiance said, had become a dangerous wall.
Liu Zongmin, Aqi Ge, and Aqina are lessons from the past.
Li Chuang also tried to muster up the courage to encourage himself not to be afraid. He would be the master of the world and would not follow in the footsteps of the first three.
But Song Xiance couldn't help it and kept talking next to him.
Li Jing is in danger!
Li Jing is in danger!
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall!
After talking about it too much, the anger in Li Chuang's heart was relieved. The three guys in front of him were all stronger than himself.
I took a nap in the middle of the night, and as soon as I closed my eyes, I dreamed that my head was exploded, and white and red sprays of dragon chairs were everywhere.
Li Chuang didn't dare to drink anymore, so he summoned a group of his advisers and generals for an unprecedented morning meeting.
A group of civil servants and generals who had not received much formal early court training, chatted and discussed a few insignificant issues, Song Xiance came again and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the nine sides are still undecided, and the old generals of the previous dynasty are still stubborn.
If it doesn't work and the troops are self-respecting, it is actually a serious danger to our dynasty. I am requesting your majesty to lead the expedition in person and pacify the nine borders as soon as possible."
This request finally reached Li Chuang's heart.
The imperial commander personally conquered and pacified the nine borders.
Listen, this is not much better than "the teacher returns to Beijing".
They are all temporarily leaving the capital, so this name is justifiable.
And it’s not just in name, to be precise, it should kill two birds with one stone.
The unresolved issue of Jiubian's surrender is indeed a worry for Dashun.
Promoting talks through fighting and pacifying the nine sides as soon as possible is also a top priority.
Song Xiance was obviously prepared in advance. As soon as he spoke out, half of the advisers agreed, let alone the generals. Who would refuse to fight?
So, in the face of public expectations, Li Chuang "followed the good advice", approved Song Xiance's proposal, and decided to immediately send troops to the north.
As for the capital, he also made arrangements and did not just leave.
The first is to leave 50,000 people to guard the capital.
The second is to ask Li Yan to appease the people's hearts, respect their beliefs, and rebuild the burned Qingniu Immortal Temple.
In this way, at noon, Li Chuang personally led 5,000 cavalry to go north first, followed by the remaining 300,000 troops, with the goal of Jizhou City.
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At the same time, Bazhou.
The Shunjun camp stretched out and surrounded Bazhou City into an iron barrel, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.
After a while, the Shun army retreated like a tide, leaving corpses on the ground.
There are beacons everywhere at the top of the city. Many places have collapsed and been blocked up again. They are repaired and repaired. It feels like they are about to collapse at any time.
However, this seemingly crumbling city wall actually withstood the 200,000-strong Shun Army's siege for more than a month.
More than a month ago, Li Chuang led the main force to bypass Bazhou and attack the capital, but the besieging army he left behind was still very strong.
The main general, Hao Yaoqi, is the most commanding general in the Shun Army, second only to Liu Zongmin, and his strength is around the third level of the Foreign Power.
The deputy general Gao Yigong is also a strong general, and his strength is also at the level of external strength.
Li Chuang was blessed with good luck, and the strength of his generals became stronger and stronger as they fought, one after another breaking through to the level of external strength.
Although there are not as many people with strong external strength as Shen Lian, there are many others.
With an army of 200,000, there are countless people with strong internal strength. If there are too many ants, they can kill an elephant.
Regardless of individual strength, even fire blunderbuss and cannons are enough to make Shen Lian unbearable. Especially the bird blunderbuss and hand cannons. Even if you are at the peak of your internal strength, you will be injured by a blunderbuss or a cannon, not to mention the A terrifying thing like a thunderbolt can be operated by just one person.
Unlike Di Lu who is good at using bows, Shunjun prefers to use firearms. Although their training is not decent, they are just as scary when they are in large numbers.
Regardless of whether you have external strength or internal strength, without the protection of the city wall, you will most likely be beaten into a hornet's nest.
In the battlefield of the End of Law, individual strength is very important, but the number of groups is more important.
So Bazhou City is completely trapped.
At the top of the city, the defenders raised their arms and shouted, but Shen Lian looked beyond the camp outside the city and looked farther north.
Although the situation in Bazhou is relatively stable, it has become a deadlock. The only place that can break the situation is in the capital.
One day ago, Wei Yuanji sent information to the capital that Liu Zongmin burned down the Qingniu Daxian Temple. When he heard the news, Shen Lian couldn't help laughing three times, even though he had a serious temper.
He waited for more than a month and finally heard the news he wanted.
That guy who was showing off was finally pissed off.
As if specifically to confirm Shen Lian's expectations, a white dove flew from a distance and landed at the top of the city.
Several soldiers hurriedly ran over and took out a letter from it and presented it to Shen Lian.
Chapter completed!