This is the first time that Han Ce has heard about the talk about the egg, but he has long been accustomed to Prince Ji who always makes strange remarks. "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will do a good job in this matter."
"Very good, there will be trouble for Mr. Han here in Guzhou next. I will leave enough troops for you. If someone blocks the path of reform, you can consider using force to clear the way. Speaking of which, any new
When establishing a system, there will inevitably be a painful process, but for the best result, all sacrifices are worth it." Tang Ao said, his eyes involuntarily looking into the distance, as if there, a new
The dynasty and empire have been established, and the people there have lived a life of ample food and clothing.
Han Ce couldn't help but follow him with his eyes. Although he couldn't see anything, he could feel the ambition and ambition of His Highness Prince Ji who was very close at hand.
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The third day of November in the 20th year of Hanchang.
King Qing led an army of 150,000 people and appeared under the gate of Chengde Mansion as scheduled. Although the army was composed of four parts, the military camps were also built together. Looking from a distance, they looked like one after another.
It gives people a feeling of greatness.
On top of the city tower of Cheng De Mansion, Tang Qingchuan, who was wearing armor, squinted his eyes and looked at the continuous enemy camps below the city, with a contemptuous smile in his eyes. "Okay, the more people come, the better. Order, all troops
Strictly guard the city, and at the same time prepare all the things needed to defend the city, let us see how long my nephew, Prince Qing, can hold on."
Tang Qingchuan had no intention of having a decisive battle with King Qing. He knew that the opponent had 30,000 cavalry from the Western Barbarians in hand, and how stupid he would be to make such a decision. From the beginning to the end, Tang Qingchuan always held the
The idea of defending the city.
Just as Tang Ao thought, it is now the beginning of winter, and the weather will get colder and colder. The Liaozhou army in the city has houses to live in, so they can naturally survive, but the situation is different for the Qingwang army living in the wild.
As long as time goes by and the city cannot be captured, I am afraid that the 150,000-strong army will collapse without attacking.
There is also a large amount of food and grass consumed by this army every day. So what if King Qing has the support of the Fan family behind him? He can persist in a short period of time, but what will happen over time? No matter how much money the Fan family has by then, it will all be gone in the end.
It's going to be thrown here and you can't take it back.
Tang Qingchuan is much smarter at this point. To the outside world, he claims to have mobilized more than 200,000 troops, but in fact there are only 100,000 troops in Chengde Mansion. Although a lot of food and grass are consumed every day, compared to
King Qing, his advantage is too great.
Tang Qingchuan, who was laughing loudly, handed over the battlefield to his general An Zhiwu, and went into the city to rest. What does that sentence mean - sit back and wait for your opponent to die!
How could King Qing know this outside the city? At this time, he was looking very complacent. Seeing the army appearing outside the city, he might defeat the Liaozhou army and become a hero on the battlefield. Then he would settle in Daliang City and become a hero.
There was a new emperor, and his face turned red with excitement. He wished that at dawn tomorrow, he would start fighting with the Liaozhou army on the battlefield.
Not only King Qing, but other generals also looked high-spirited. Especially the eldest prince of the Western Barbarians, Obike, was able to lead the army alone this time. This was a sign of his father's trust in him, and he must perform well.
, Only in this way can he inherit the throne and become the new King of the Western Barbarians after his father's wish for a hundred years.
These are 30,000 barbarian cavalry. On the battlefield, facing 100,000 infantry, they are all capable of fighting and have a great chance of winning. He believes that he will be able to lead them by then. He led the barbarian warriors to tear through the enemy's defense line, gained the name of Batulu on the battlefield, and became the hero of the entire barbarian tribe.
The allied forces of King Qing, who had held back their strength, finally waited until dawn the next day. When the sun slowly rose, the army buried pots and cooked rice. In the morning, the army gathered out and arrived five miles below the city of Chengde Prefecture. Outside, waiting for Tang Qingchuan to lead the Liaozhou army in formation, waiting for the decisive battle to begin.
It was already midnight in the morning and noon, but there was still no movement in the Chengde Mansion. The sun was just right at this time, making every soldier of King Qing's coalition army feel lazy. After waiting for a long time, the morale of the soldiers was obviously affected a lot. Affected by this, just looking at the queue is not as neat as before.
"Send people to call for formation, what is Prince Zhong doing?" Prince Qing, who would not recognize the status of Emperor Qianying, still called Tang Qingchuan Prince Zhong as before.
"No." A general immediately agreed, and then he galloped to the foot of the Chengde Mansion tower and began to call for formation, trying to call the opponent's army out of the city to fight them.
General An Zhiwu, who had been waiting on the tower for a long time, laughed and said to the sharp archer beside him: "Shoot him to see how long he can keep shouting."
After receiving the order, the hundreds of sharp archers in the Liaozhou army spread their bows and fired. If it were not for the distance, or if a round of bows and arrows came down, the general who shouted would be killed in the city. Even so, it was still possible. Several bows and arrows fell about a foot in front of him, which frightened the general so much that he turned around and ran away.
The general who called the formation fled, and the cheers of the Liaozhou army suddenly rang out from the city tower of Chengde Mansion. Those who didn't know it thought they had won a great victory.
"How could this happen?" Prince Qing, who was riding on the horse, looked ugly.
On the other hand, Fan Shitong, who was following us, said with a deep expression: "It seems that King Zhong has no intention of fighting with us at all. He wants to wait for work and prepare to defend the city."
"Teacher, if this is the case, what should we do?" King Qing felt a headache after hearing this.
"What else can we do? Just attack the city. We have so many troops with thunder. We can capture Chengde Mansion and force King Zhong to fight." Fan Shitong said fiercely. Although the situation on the battlefield was different from what he had seen before. What I thought was different, but now that we have arrived, we can't retreat just because the other party is defending the city. If that happens, how will others view King Qing, and it will be even more difficult to form a coalition army in the future.
The Qing King's coalition forces immediately withdrew their troops, and the generals gathered in the general ledger and decided to attack the city early tomorrow morning. During the meeting, the great prince of the Western Barbarians, Obike, sat there without talking. He brought cavalry to attack the city. Unless their advantage lies, he can only wait and wait for the city to be captured before using his strength. But for some reason, when he looks at the generals in the tent, he always lacks confidence for no reason?
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Suzhou, Yangzhou Prefecture.
Prince Shun Tang Jia has been here for two months and has gradually become familiar with everything in the city, but annoyance is still written on his face.
I thought that once I left Daliang City, I would be able to let the birds fly. Especially after joining Mo Chengyu's army, I would have my own power and confidence. When the time comes, with a wave of the long sword, everything I point to will be affected by it. His army appeared and surrendered to him. It won't be long before he can conquer a huge country like his father did when he was young and make the world surrender at his feet.
As the saying goes, if you don't become a householder, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are.
Only when you truly set up your own business do you realize that many things are not as easy as you imagined. The knowledge you learned in the palace and the strategies for governing the world are rarely used. On the contrary,
The most important things before me are eating, drinking, eating and drinking every day, huge expenses, and how to get along with the people below.
Not to mention anything else, just talk about why when we first arrived in Luzhou, we clearly had Mo Chengyu's 100,000 troops, plus the 5,000 cavalry of the Protector Marquis Lu Zhi, so strong, but after the Liaozhou Army sent troops, it was
He didn't even have the courage to fight, so he had to retreat in panic. The reasons for all these involved so many things that they greatly affected Prince Qing's heart. They overturned his understanding of the world.
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It turns out that you are not invincible just because you have a large army in hand. You also need to consider the balance of forces and interests of all parties, and you also need to be able to get the support of everyone. Just like
When he was in Luzhou, wasn't it because he came for a short time and did not have timely and effective communication with the dignitaries at that time? As a result, the military rations could not be collected in time?
When an army does not have enough food and grass, and even the soldiers below do not even have enough to eat, it is just like fantasy to say that such an army can win the battle. In this way, the powerful Liaozhou Army
After his appearance, the army lost its fighting spirit. Coupled with the secret opposition and stumbling blocks of the powerful men, King Shun had to retreat.
King Shun was taught from his childhood education that he is a prince, one of the future heirs of Emperor Daqian, and the master of the world. He only needs to issue orders, read memorials, and express some of his attitudes and ideas to the public through reviewing memorials.
That's all what the ministers say. When the time comes, there will be people who will work for him, and all he has to do is keep his word.
He was even thinking in his heart that his father's emperor sometimes behaved like a coward. Many things actually depended on the faces of ministers and dignitaries. Wasn't he the lord of the world? Shouldn't he be arbitrary?
But only after he got out of Daliang and took charge of the field did he realize that governing the world is not as simple as the teacher taught him. On the contrary, it is very dangerous. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is walking on thin ice, and every step is startling. Don't say goodbye.
Yes, just the lack of support from the powerful is giving people a splitting headache.
King Shun, who had suffered a loss and had grown up a bit, now looked back and realized that the loss was so big that he now had to rely on others and look at other people's faces. Yuan Zhong, who had appointed himself King of Qi, now
Even if he coughs, he has to consider whether the other person has a cold or a discomfort in his throat. He needs to make various guesses before deciding what to say.
