"Haha, after this huge battle, tens of millions or hundreds of millions of taels of silver will be spent. Who will pay for this money? It will not come from the imperial court and the treasury. I dare to ask who controls the financial power of the imperial court now.
?Isn’t it in the hands of the fourth prince, Prince Rui? The grievances between our eighth prince and the fourth prince are well known. Lord Lu, do you think the fourth prince will readily spend so much money to support us in fighting this war out of thin air?
"
In the secret room of the Eighth Prince's huge study, General Huang was still talking.
Even General Wu, who had participated in the battle for the Fairy Island with Lu Zhan, nodded in agreement. He took over General Huang's words and said: "Moreover, according to the reports returned by the "Shadow Secret Agents" trained in Prince Ying's Palace,
It is known that the Fourth Prince has secretly colluded with the rebels. The people of the Fourth Prince’s circle also know that His Highness the Eighth Prince controls most of the military affairs, and they want to directly
Obviously we don't have that much strength to compete with our Highness in the army, so we can only take a roundabout route, secretly support the rebels, and use the power of the rebels to contain our group of people, especially the strength of the Southern Army. So.
If we really launch a large-scale conquest, I am afraid that the fourth prince will also interfere with it, and then we will be in a dangerous situation where we will be attacked from both sides."
These words made Lu Zhanruo realize something. The first time he met Qi Lingkong, the confidant of the fourth prince, was on the Ghost Face Cliff. At that time, he and General Duobao were hiding in the depths of the Treasure Hall and talking secretly.
But Lu Zhan was unmoved, and he stated passionately: "It is precisely because these thirty-fifth rebels have colluded with the Fourth Prince that it is even more necessary to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate those rebels; first, we can eliminate them for the people."
Harm. Let the people of Chu State live in peace and contentment;
Secondly, it can also cut off a powerful chess piece of the Fourth Prince. Of course, the most important thing is that it can allow His Highness the Eighth Prince to win the hearts and minds of the people in the world, win the public's praise with the glory of the guardian of the people, and firmly suppress the Fourth Prince and other people with ulterior motives.
people."
Although several veteran generals in the army disagreed with these words he said, they won the eighth prince's heart.
General Zhu sneered and said: "Huh, who can't say such beautiful words as Spring and Autumn Justice, but have you ever led an army and fought in a war? Do you know how complicated the terrain of Jinliang Lake is? That of Fengshan Island
How strong is the fortress - it took the rebels more than ten years. It was built with barbarian secret methods using countless fine iron and cold iron from the sea of Canglong. It is said to be able to compete with "
"Bixueguan" stands shoulder to shoulder
The most powerful fortification - a few years ago, our empire's Southern Army launched an 800,000-strong army to conquer the rebel headquarters, but they suffered a bloody blow in front of the steel fortress on Fengshan Island. The losses were heavy. And Jue
What about you, sir?
Even though he has the title of General Hufu, he doesn’t even have a formal soldier. Why should he talk so loudly that he can capture the Fengshan Island Fortress, annihilate all the rebels and their leaders in one fell swoop, and return peace to the people?
Where is the peaceful world?"
Lu Zhan responded calmly to the obvious sarcasm in his words, and just smiled lightly and said: "General Zhu and other generals are serious. I think it is just an attack on a small island in the lake. It does not necessarily require sending hundreds of thousands."
Even attacking with millions of troops - such a laborious and mobilizing effort. As I put it below, it only takes a few hundred warriors to wipe out the Fengshan Island fortress. It's nothing to worry about.
His words made all the self-proclaimed imperial generals in the hall roll their eyes at him and sneer at him. Everyone thought that this yellow-haired boy was not afraid of flashing his tongue even if he boasted so profusely. The three million troops of their Southern Army were fighting against all the rebels.
The army has spent so many years but has never gained the absolute upper hand. How could he, a young boy in his infancy, make such big talk?
Lu Zhan did not argue with these generals. He just raised his hand to the Eighth Prince and said, "I would like to ask the Eighth Prince to agree to lead the 'Floating Fairy Island' to attack Fengshan Island Fortress. We may not be able to completely wipe out the rebels."
The main force; it is just a matter of wiping out the Fengshan Island Fortress, the lair of the traitors, and killing most of the rebel leaders. But it can only be done with a little effort."
"Use the 'Floating Fairy Island' to attack the Steel Fortress?"
The generals in the study looked at each other. Although they had all heard the ancient legends about how powerful the "Floating Fairy Island" was, after all, they were all monsters with only scales and claws left behind hundreds or even thousands of years ago.
It’s just a rumor, but no one in the world has ever seen it with their own eyes. Therefore, everyone is not sure whether this floating fairy island will work or not. In fact, the mainstream concept of the imperial court is basically to regard this floating fairy island as
The island is used as a symbol of strength and a tool of deterrence.
However, the Eighth Prince and Qin Baiyu were quite confident in the combat power of the "Floating Fairy Island". The Eighth Prince smiled and said to Lu Zhan: "Master Lu, what General Lu said is very true. The so-called heroes have the same views.
, I do have the idea of using the "Floating Fairy Island" to attack Fengshan Island. However, this time it is not so troublesome for you, Sir, to go to the Fairy Island in person. The control of the Fairy Island is now left to the people who stay on the island.
It’s time for Marshal Liu and the others to take charge.”
Qin Baiyu waved a folding fan at the side and said: "General Lu, you are commendable for your loyalty and bravery, and you also pity the people in the world for their misfortune, and want to save all people from fire and water. Therefore, this time the Eighth Prince will give you something to control the floating air."
It is much more difficult to fire the fairy machine cannon on the Fairy Island, and it is also a more meaningful task, which is to lead an imperial army to cover and cooperate with its campaign operations below the 'Floating Fairy Island'."
The Eighth Prince nodded and said: "The strategy that the Little Imperial Master and I have discussed over the past few days is this - the 'Floating Fairy Island' will launch fairy machine cannon attacks at the ground from high in the sky. Although the remaining people on the Fairy Island are
It seems that there are not many air opportunities in the field, and the number of cannons that can be fired is also limited, but it has to level three
The headquarters of the Fifteenth Route Rebel Army, the Fengshan Island Fortress, should not be a problem. General Lu Da and other generals led their troops to intercept the rebel units that fled and scattered after the bombardment, especially those among the rebels.
The leaders must be completely annihilated to avoid future troubles."
After the generals heard about this strategic plan, they thought that the Eighth Prince, as the military commander, had already made an agreement with the young Imperial Master. It would be useless for him as a subordinate to talk too much, and it would be easy to offend the Eighth Prince.
If you don't like it, don't bring any unnecessary disaster, so they all nodded in agreement.
Among them, the smarter ones jumped out and praised His Highness the Eighth Prince for his wisdom and martial prowess, and for saving all people from fire and water, which is the style of a truly enlightened Lord.
Only Lu Zhan could vaguely hear the Eighth Prince's wariness towards him from what he just said. On the surface, it seemed that he had assigned him an important task, but he made it clear that he would not allow him to do so.
The first person to seize the island went to the fairy island again and came into contact with the console. Thus, he was isolated from the control of the floating fairy island, a weapon of the military. It can be seen that the eighth prince is far from what he showed in front of others.
Such a polite and virtuous corporal.
Seeing Lu Zhan sitting there thoughtfully, Qin Baiyu nodded slightly to the eighth prince. Prince Ying, the eighth prince, gave a loud order to Lu Zhan: "Brother Fen Yong. General Hu Fu, Lu Zhan, listen to the general's order."
Lu Zhan quickly stood up: "The general is here."
The eighth prince took out a gold token that had been prepared and said: "General Lu, I have ordered people to mobilize the elite of the southern army to form a new army of fifty thousand people in Yanxi City. I have sent this army to Yanxi City.
Name it - 'Fen Yong Army'. Now you, the general, will be appointed as the commander-in-chief of this new army.
In this crusade to wipe out the thirty-fifth rebel bandits in one fell swoop, you will lead the "Fen Yong Army" to sweep up the western front line of Jinliang Lake. General Lu is invited to come up and receive the unification token of the Fen Yong Army, as well as a seal.
and official documents. Then someone from the Ministry of War will send it directly to the Earl's Mansion."
"I obey the order and promise to complete the mission." Lu Zhan stepped forward and solemnly took the command token from the eighth prince's hand.
In the following time, Qin Baiyu took the orders of the Eighth Prince, pointed at the huge military map on the wall, and assigned specific tasks for the attack on Fengshan Island to the generals present.
As General Huang mentioned before, the financial power of the imperial treasury is basically controlled by the Fourth Prince and his family, and the Fourth Prince secretly colludes with the 35th Route Rebel Army. Therefore, he wants to obtain a large amount of resources from the treasury.
To support this conquest plan, I'm afraid it will be half the result with twice the effort.
Therefore, the "Floating Fairy Island" has become the first choice method of attack anyway. This fairy island does not require much money and resources to operate. It is also completely in the hands of the Eighth Prince and his faction. As long as it is deployed on the fairy island
It can be controlled by a small army of several hundred people.
Of course, the last remaining question is - whether the attack methods of this floating fairy island, which only appeared once in hundreds of years, especially the power of attacking ground targets, are really as earth-shattering as the legend says.
As for the Imperial Southern Army on the ground, which cooperates with the closing of the net, they are mainly composed of highly mobile cavalry units. These mortal armies composed of flesh and blood do not have to attack the steel fortress. Instead, they use the "Floating Fairy Island" from the air to
After firing artillery to clear the fortress defenses, the ground troops are responsible for destroying the remnants of the rebels who escaped from the stronghold.
This saves the time for large-scale water and land battles. At that time, the navy led by General Zhu only needs to guard the passes of Jinliang Lake and intercept the escape routes of the remnants of the rebels from the water.
After the arrangements are completed, each army will leave the Prince's Palace and return to their respective camps to prepare and wait for the order to attack.
Wait until all the imperial generals have left.
In the huge and dark study room, the Eighth Emperor said to Qin Baiyu: "I didn't let Lu Zhan personally control the 'Floating Fairy Island' this time. I wonder if he has any grudges in his heart?"
Qin Baiyu gently waved his folding fan and replied: "Your Highness, please rest assured, even if he has a grudge, it won't be a big problem. Now that he is proud of his title, and has the power to command an army of 50,000, he should be rewarded for his loyalty and bravery."
Okay. Besides, before Your Highness,
I have also thought about it - Lord Lu's account of how he captured the island is very strange. After all, he has only been following His Highness for a short time, and his strength is astonishingly strong. If he can control the floating fairy island, a powerful weapon of the country -
―Your Highness must be on guard.”
The Eighth Prince nodded slowly after hearing this. In fact, he had already felt a faint feeling in his heart that even though he had used all the usual methods to win over Lu Zhan, he could not completely win over Lu Zhan.
It seems that this boy from a small border family is really difficult to control.
After Lu Zhan returned to "Fen Yongbo's Mansion", he began to prepare for the battlefield.
The imperial army of the Great Chu Empire had been entangled with the thirty-fifth rebel bandits for so many years, but they had never been able to eliminate the rebel alliance.
Now, after obtaining the floating fairy island, the Eighth Prince suddenly decided to attack the headquarters of the 35th Route Rebels, and tried to defeat the rebels in one fell swoop with the help of the magical island.
This incident happened a bit unexpectedly, and Lu Zhan felt that there must be a reason for it. He thought that the Eighth Prince's decision to attack Fengshan Island was made without authorization by bypassing the Fourth Prince, the Crown Prince and the Imperial Advisor, and without mobilizing the emperor's troops.
*Other people from all walks of life help in the battle,
He just used the troops of the Southern Army under his control - this made Lu Zhan realize that the secret battle for the imperial power in the capital had finally come to an end because of the catalyst of the floating fairy island.
The critical moment.(To be continued..)
{Piaotian Literature www.ptwxz.com thanks all book friends for their support, your support is our biggest motivation}