Dong Zhuo brought his trusted cavalry to the royal court, covered with dust.
Almost as soon as he arrived in the morning, he was summoned by the Queen in the afternoon.
The Queen waited for Dong Zhuo to come in and asked directly, "How are Aiqing's preparations for going south?"
After Dong Zhuo bowed respectfully, he said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I am fully prepared. I will definitely defeat Gu Jiantang and win the two Liaos for your Majesty."
The Queen shook her head and said solemnly, "Dong Zhuo, don't be too confident. Neither Gu Jiantang nor Xu Xiao are easy to defeat."
Dong Zhuo said with a confident smile, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have prepared a million-strong army. The 300,000 cavalry from the two Liao Dynasties will not be able to withstand our attack."
Seeing Dong Zhuo's confidence, the Taiping Order frowned and said, "After the Southern Dynasties mobilized millions of troops, I'm afraid only the old, weak, women and children will be left."
Facing the Taiping Order's questioning, Dong Zhuo said calmly, "It doesn't matter, there are already many tribes hesitating between us and Beiliang. Taking this opportunity to make them weak is also one of my purposes.
After we take Liangliao, if we take good care of the old, weak, women and children they left behind, their deaths will be worth it."
The empress saw that Dong Zhuo actually wanted to take over the two Liaos at once, so she said abruptly, "It will be difficult for your millions of troops to unite, so Xu Xiao cannot let go of this opportunity to cause trouble."
Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment and said with some confusion, "What news did your Majesty get?"
The empress shook her head and said solemnly, "You must also know that Dunhuang City disappeared suddenly. Many herdsmen on the grassland thought it was a masterpiece of God. But as a general, do you think it is possible?"
Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, and then said with some confusion, "Of course this is impossible. It's just a small town, and it doesn't affect my ability to dispatch the army."
Seeing that Dong Zhuo hadn't remembered the key point, the empress said sharply, "I'm afraid you don't know the situation in Beiliang. Xu Xiao wants his son to take over Beiliang, but many people under him don't agree, so he must let that person take over."
Xu Fengnian has made great achievements, so that we can successfully take over Beiliang. What else can destroy our greater achievements in going south?"
Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, and then said with some uncertainty, "What does your majesty mean? Xu Xiao will send his son to send troops to cut off our supplies and mobilize troops?"
The empress nodded and said solemnly, "Of course, he will definitely do that."
Dong Zhuo pondered the map and said solemnly, "If what your majesty said is true, then Xu Xiao may have to attack Liucheng. In this case, we will have to go around a few hundred miles more to get the food and grass."
Ship it over."
Taiping Ling also answered, "That's it. Dunhuang City has the mysterious formation left by Wang Yue, which makes Dunhuang City fall into sandstorms for dozens of miles. Except for the people in Dunhuang City, others want to go in and out of the city."
It's difficult.
Therefore, once we lose Liucheng, it will connect the city line with Dunhuang City, making it impossible for our troops and food transport teams to pass there."
The empress also continued, "I guess this is again the work of Li Yishan, who wants us to choose whether to send experts to offend Wang Yue or send soldiers to fight Beiliang head-on."
Dong Zhuo stared at the map, and then said solemnly, "I tried Wang Yue last time. Ordinary soldiers are of no use to him. They want to escape, but they can't stop them unless they send dozens of soldiers."
First-level masters go to intercept it together, and then cooperate with the land gods, and then there is a chance.
But Wang Yuefei is in the sky, and even if we send a first-level master to get beaten, it will be very difficult to keep him."
The empress also nodded and said solemnly, "So, there is another irrational way, which is to send soldiers and experts to besiege Dunhuang City."
Taiping Ling sighed and said helplessly, "The area near Dunhuang City is filled with wind and sand. Even if we use tens of thousands of soldiers and dozens of masters to forcibly break through Dunhuang City, if we cannot break the formation, the soldiers will still be
There is no way to transport food.”
Dong Zhuo also had a headache when he heard what the two said. He hesitated and said, "Do we have to give up on going south this time?"
The empress smiled and said, "It is impossible to give up, after all, this opportunity is too rare.
Since Xu Xiao wants to fulfill his son's wish, we might as well help him. We will go south in two steps this time. If we take the first step, we will follow the original plan. If Xu Xiao really goes to attack Liucheng, we will retreat immediately.
Just leave all the food and grass in Jinxizhou when you retreat, and then let all your millions of troops attack Liucheng."
After hearing this, Dong Zhuo immediately figured it out. He said excitedly, "Since Xu Xiao's goal has been achieved, he will definitely not stay in the city. When he sees our millions of troops swarming in, he will definitely withdraw immediately.
of."
The empress nodded and said solemnly, "That's exactly what it is. After they withdrew, the army was delayed a little in Liucheng, and then went back to prepare. When the food and grass are ready, we will launch a second march southward next year.
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Dong Zhuo nodded and said excitedly, "By that time, we won't need to transport food here at all. Two battles of the army are enough for us to capture the two Liaos!"
The empress nodded and said solemnly, "Since you have no objections, let's go with this plan."
Dong Zhuo quickly bowed and said respectfully, "Yes!"
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Tai'an City, Royal Palace
Li Chungang founded a sect in Shushan to suppress the fate of Xia Kingdom and officially recruited disciples from all over the world.
For a moment, the whole world was shaken, and even here in Tai'an City, there was an uproar.
After a court meeting, the emperor left Zhang Julu and asked solemnly, "Zhang Shoufu, why have you been so quiet and silent at tea parties recently?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Julu frowned and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I really have nothing to say about the current situation. After Li Chungang of Shushan established the sect, there will be more people
Seeing the situation in Xia Kingdom, even if we want to block it in the future, it may be difficult. By that time, our Liyang Dynasty will be in danger."
The emperor frowned and said solemnly, "Then the imperial examination implemented by Xia Kingdom is no different from our Liyang Dynasty. Why are you so cautious?"
Zhang Julu sighed and said solemnly, "Wang Yue first invited many students from Taiyin Academy to serve in the Xia Kingdom, but then he pulled many students from there to open so-called schools.
And those schools correspond to all the people in the Xia Kingdom. As long as they are over six years old, they can go to school. If they do well in the school in the village, they can go to the county school. If they do well in the county school, they can go to the state school. If they do well in the county school, they can go to the state school.
If you study well, you can study Chinese studies.
As soon as students graduate from Chinese studies, positions are immediately assigned for them to undergo internships. Only those who pass the internship can become officials.
Although their Chinese studies examination is actually not much different from our imperial examination now, it will be different in a few years, and by then their talents will be inexhaustible."
The emperor understood that this was Zhang Julu's dream all along, so he said with some embarrassment, "Don't the children of our poor family in Liyang also have a place in the court?"
Zhang Julu sighed and said helplessly, "The so-called children from poor families are actually just from down-and-out aristocratic families, but Xia Guo is truly educated and free from discrimination, allowing ordinary people to have the opportunity to be promoted."
The emperor frowned and said with some displeasure, "Do you want to leave and go to Wang Yue?"
Zhang Julu shook his head and said helplessly, "I am already old, and I recommend you to kill Xu Xiao and Wang Yue. I don't want to die yet.
However, Wang Yue dared to do this when the two countries were at war, so why can’t our Liyang Dynasty do it?"
The emperor shook his head and said helplessly, "The books in the entire world are controlled by a few people. They are a class to begin with. How many of them are really willing to teach those ignorant children?
Therefore, I see that although Wang Yue has good ideas, I am afraid that in the end he will just waste people and money, and in the end it will be in vain."
Zhang Julu didn't want to discuss this issue with the emperor. He also knew that he couldn't convince the emperor for the time being, so he changed the subject and said, "What do you think of the land equalization tax implemented by the Xia Kingdom?"
The emperor laughed when he heard this, and said with great disdain, "Originally, Wang Yue relied on the support of these aristocratic families to restore his kingdom, but now Wang Yue suddenly did this. I am afraid he will hate those aristocratic families to come to him now."
Wang Yue jumped.
There must be a force within the Xia Kingdom that wants to break out, and there is no need to be afraid of it anymore. I have already set my sights on the next opponent, Beimang!"
When Zhang Julu heard this, he shook his head helplessly and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, how do you know that those wealthy families were forced to do so and did not hand over the land on their own initiative?"
After hearing this, the emperor said disdainfully, "Those aristocratic families are greedy, how could they hand over their land? If it were that easy, we would have been able to share our talents long ago."
Zhang Julu actually doesn't know, but Wang Yue doesn't know what method was used either. Now that the communication between the two parties is cut off, they can't find out what method was used.
He had nothing to say on this issue, which was why he remained silent during the court meeting.
But he knew that the emperor was definitely waiting for him to speak, so he said seriously, "Now the Xia Kingdom is in a stalemate with us. Our army is attacking at various levels every day, but we still can't achieve any results.
The Xia Kingdom's bows and arrows seem to be inexhaustible and can be used inexhaustibly. Our attacking side has suffered heavy losses. It will definitely not work if this continues. I wonder what your Majesty is going to do?"