The eighth day of the third month of the first year of Renwu.

A partial army of 100,000 dog soldiers invaded Yongzhou from the Hexi Corridor. Yongzhou Mu Yingzheng urgently summoned 150,000 Yongzhou troops to merge with the state to return to Yongzhou to aid.

The battle for Bingzhou lasted for more than half a year, and ended with Han Xin's victory and Taiping Dao taking control of Bingzhou.

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Three days later.

Jinling, Changning Palace.

Chen Sheng was sitting high in Yan Qing's palace, staring at the urgent report from Bingzhou that had just been delivered to him. His face was as heavy as water, and he struck Wang Gu with his hand and thought for a long time, then he slowly said: "Draft the decree."

Meng Yi, the attendant at the lower right side of the throne, heard the words and quickly dipped his pen in thick ink, waiting for the order.

Chen Sheng closed his eyes and said softly: "It is scheduled to be held at the end of late spring in the first year of Renwu. The wedding banquet of the eldest princess will be held in Changning Palace in Jinling. Wang Ben, Wang Li and his son will be ordered to resign immediately and return to Beijing to take care of the eldest princess.

Wedding banquet.”

Without thinking, Meng Yi wrote the imperial edict word by word on the brocade with seven dragon patterns on the bottom of Yuxuan. After the ink dried, he presented it to Wang Gu for Chen Sheng to review.

After Chen Sheng read it once, he took out the seal of the King of Han and stamped it on the imperial edict.

Meng Yi took back the imperial edict, bowed out of Yan Qing Palace, and went to the attendant's room to complete the imperial edict procedures.

Chen Sheng tapped Wang Gu lightly, and after pondering for a moment, he spoke again: "Here comes someone."

The visitors on duty outside the palace gate quickly entered.

Chen Sheng: "It is said that Li Si, the prime minister of the left, Fan Zeng, the chief minister, Chen Ping, the guest of honor, and Chen Feng in the special battle situation, will immediately enter the palace to see you."

The visitor accepted the order, bowed and quickly exited Yan Qing Hall.

After a while, the four people responded to the imperial edict and hurried to Yan Qing Palace. They bowed and said in unison: "I (the last general) pay homage to the king. Long live my king."

Chen Sheng picked up the silk cloth in front of Wang Yu and said, "This is the urgent report from Bingzhou that was just received today. Sirs, please take a look!"

Meng Yi, who had gone back first, bowed forward, took the silk cloth from Chen Sheng's hand with both hands, stepped down from the throne, and handed it to Li Si.

Li Si opened the silk cloth, browsed it quickly, and handed it to Fan Zeng with a thoughtful look on his face.

After Fan Zeng browsed it, he subconsciously glanced at Chen Sheng above, and then handed the silk cloth to Chen Ping with the same serious expression.

Chen Ping, who was confused, took the silk cloth and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows before taking a few glances at it. After a few breaths, he handed the silk cloth to Chen Feng.

Chen Feng took it and glanced at it, then stepped forward holding the silk cloth in both hands and handed it back to Meng Yi.

Chen Sheng picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then said calmly: "Everyone, please tell me your opinions."

Li Si looked at Chen Ping secretly.

Fan Zeng also looked at Chen Ping secretly.

Chen Feng also looked at Chen Ping secretly.

After waiting for a moment, Chen Pingan realized that everyone around him was staring at him. He had no choice but to step forward, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I privately believe that Yingzheng of Yongzhou has withdrawn his troops, and Taiping Road and

Prince Jian of Hanoi Commandery no longer has any worries, he will definitely launch an unjust army and attack our Han border, so my royal division should make preparations as early as possible to ensure everything is in place!"

Li Si and Fan Zeng nodded together and said to themselves: 'Young cub, you have something!'

These two people.

One is a capable minister and official who is experienced in political affairs.

One is a top strategist with both civil and military skills.

Their grasp of the current situation has reached a state of perfection. The moment the two of them read the emergency report, they concluded that Ying Zheng's retreat will definitely change the situation in Kyushu!

Of course, the fact that they were able to make such a judgment in such a short period of time was not entirely due to the changes in the battle situation in Bingzhou.

It’s also because the more than 200,000 Yellow Turban elites from Taiping Dao’s Julu Headquarters, who are the Han’s henchmen, have been silent for too long!

It is said that there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and no room for snoring on the side of the couch.

But Taipingdao and their two behemoths, Taipingdao and Han, lived side by side and lived in peace for a whole year!

These big men are standing still, but they are accumulating strength in secret, sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers and tigers!

What is he waiting for when he stands still on Taipingdao?

Of course, we are waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity where we have no worries and can fight these big men again with all our strength!

The current timing may not be the best for Taipingdao.

But obviously, they ran out of time.

If they wait any longer, they will almost lose the qualifications to fight against the big man!

Chen Feng secretly looked at Chen Ping in surprise and thought, 'Ying Zheng withdrew his troops, how come he has anything to do with Wang Jian?'

When it comes to analyzing intelligence from clues, he is good at it.

But when it comes to his grasp of the current situation, he is weaker than Li Si, Fan Zeng and other old swindlers of this level.

Even last year when he accompanied Chen Ping as an envoy to Wang Jian's tribe, he had already discovered that Wang Jian's tribe had a tendency to raise troops to the south again, but he still failed to get the information about Ying Zheng's withdrawal of troops at the first time, and Wang Jian and Taiping Dao once again joined forces to attack the Han Dynasty.

connect together!

Chen Sheng nodded slightly with pleasure. This Chen Ping's talent is indeed outstanding, and his efforts to cultivate him are not in vain!

He finally took a sip from the tea cup again and said softly: "In your opinion, how should I, a big man, deal with this crisis?"

Chen Ping suddenly felt his scalp numb and thought to himself, "Is this a major family and country matter that I can comment on?"

He looked towards Fan Zeng as if asking for help, but he saw Fan Zeng holding his hands, looking at his eyes, nose and heart.

Looking at Li Si again, I saw Li Si leisurely counting the tiles on the dome of Yan Qing Palace...

As for Chen Feng, he knew without looking that he must be counting ants with his head down.

meaning!

This guy is really busy counting ants!

Seeing the three people in such a dead state, Chen Ping didn't know that the king was testing his talents.

However, their calm posture still gave Chen Ping great courage. It seemed that what they were discussing was not a bet on the fate of the Han Dynasty, or even a great battle that would determine the future direction of Kyushu, but just a small street brawl!

He gritted his teeth in his heart, clasped his hands heavily and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being arrogant. I believe that the key to this battle is not on the battlefield, but outside the battlefield!"

"oh?"

Chen Sheng straightened his posture as if he was interested, and chuckled, "How do you say that?"

Chen Ping said loudly: "Wang Jian, although he has more than 200,000 Jizhou Imperial Army, but the more than 200,000 Jizhou Imperial Army are all defeated by our Han Dynasty King's army, and the morale of the army has long been lost. This is one of them!"

"Secondly, Ji Zhou was tyrannical and unjust, and the people of the world have been suffering for a long time. Now Ji Zhou's court has gone far away to Yizhou and is lingering. His breath has been exhausted, and the people's support has been lost!"

"The army and the people have no morale. Wang Jian seems to have a large number of troops, but when my subordinates look at him, he is like a withered bone in a grave!"

Chen Sheng nodded noncommittally: "Keep talking!"

The more Chen Ping said, the more confident he became and the clearer his thinking became, and he said proudly: "Although the Taiping Taoists nominally occupy the land of the four states, the leaders of each road are in charge of their own affairs, and gaps have arisen early. Although the Zhang family and his son were heroes for a while, they are unable to continue.

We will use all our power to attack our Han territory!"

"Even if the two of them join forces, they can achieve great power for a while, but it will never last long. My king's division only needs to divide them and break them one by one to defeat them in battle!"

Chen Sheng nodded again: "What then?"

Chen Ping waved his sleeves and said loudly: "Though these two are not something to be afraid of, we have to be on guard against the fact that the tycoons of the Nine Provinces join forces to invade our Han territory. King Weijian has become famous all over the world. When the tycoons of the Nine Provinces hear about it, they will all be heartbroken."

We are all in mourning, our souls are devastated, and with these two as vanguards, the rest will not let go of this opportunity to move to my great country!"

"This is also their last chance to conquer Kyushu!"

"Yongzhou Yingzheng was resolute and decisive, a hero in the world. The Hexi Corridor is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Fifty thousand elite troops can resist a hundred thousand dog soldiers outside Jiuzhou. This time Yingzheng retreats, it is difficult to say whether there are any

The plan is to retreat in order to advance and reap the benefits!"

"If the battle between my king's army and Wang Jian's tribe on the Taiping Road is blocked, Ying Zheng will definitely send his troops eastward. If he goes forward, he can divide the territory of our Han Dynasty with Wang Jian and the Taiping Road. If we retreat, we can take the land of Heluo to stand on our own. It is really a good deal with huge profits.

!”

"Liu Bang of Yizhou is cunning and cunning, and he is also the most powerful man in the world. His name is Zhou Chen, and he is actually a Zhou thief. In one year, he has almost wiped out the remaining wealth of Jizhou. In addition, Yizhou is dangerous and fertile, and the wilderness is thousands of miles away.

The land of Tianfu has the atmosphere of a king's foundation. If this beast has lived in Yizhou for a long time, it must have the ambition to swallow up all nine states and achieve hegemony!"

"Furthermore, the king has twice threatened this beast to abandon the city and flee. This beast must hate the king deeply. If the battle between my king's division and Wang Jian's tribe on the Taiping Road is frustrated, both public and private, this beast will never let go of the opportunity to add insult to injury.

!”

"As the saying goes: 'Two fists cannot defeat four hands, and a good tiger cannot defeat a pack of wolves'!"

"Although my king's army is strong, it is difficult to face the enemy from all sides. Even if we can win, it will be a tragic victory. This is contrary to the king's consistent method of using troops!"

"Therefore, I believe that the key to this battle is not the battlefield, but how to divide the commanders of Taiping Road and how to win over Ying Zheng and Liu Bang."

"As long as we can stabilize Ying Zheng and Liu Bang, our army will have won 30% of the battle!"

"If we can further alienate the canal commanders of Taiping Dao and divide them into enemies, my king's division will be sure to win this battle!"

"If we win this battle, your Majesty's hegemony of unifying the Nine Provinces will be accomplished, and our Han Dynasty will have an unshakable foundation for eternity!"
To be continued...