Even though it had snowed, the people of Jizhou did not stay at home because of the weather. On the contrary, the streets were crowded with people, and the voices of various vendors and merchants came and went, making it very lively.
Walking among them, Zhuyun couldn't help but be affected by it. She also walked to various stalls and looked at the dazzling array of products.
After walking for more than an hour, she saw no less than a hundred items, many of which she had never heard of. She even saw items in some shops that looked large in size, even in Guochanglong.
All kinds of exquisite glass products are sold at limited prices, and businessmen from all over the world can be seen here.
Although the prices of those glass products were extremely low, they were still bought by businessmen from far away without batting an eye. It is conceivable that once such good things are shipped out of Jizhou, they must be sold for one
It's priceless.
Clicking his tongue, he felt that His Highness Prince Ji was still good at doing business and making a lot of money. Zhuyun was even more confident about coming here this time. It was precisely because he should have such means and foundation that he could make a lot of money.
Only if you can achieve great things can you build a strong army and gain a firm foothold.
On the contrary, like King Shun, all the money he received was saved and taken by force. Then no matter how much money he has, it will be spent one day. How can there be a future?
With this in mind, Zhuyun came to Prince Ji's Mansion under the protection of four guards and showed the eldest princess's invitation.
Zhuyun's arrival did not surprise Tang Ao. The eldest princess was a smart person, but she made a wrong choice for a while. Tang Ao naturally welcomed her wanting to come to Jizhou.
Seeing that one by one the princes were forced to run away, or were put under house arrest in desperation, seeing that none of Tang Qingshan's lineage seemed to be able to achieve anything, and their appeal was getting smaller and smaller, at this time it was time to
It's the royal family's turn to make their voices heard.
If the eldest princess can stand with Tang Ao, although it will not have a great effect, it will at least prove that he is valued and affirmed by the elders of the royal family, which will still be of some benefit in terms of public opinion.
Besides, even if the eldest princess can't do anything, it's just to support one more person. What does it mean to Tang Ao now? Since the two people cooperated happily before, Tang Ao wouldn't
I mind if the other person comes here.
After Zhuyun received Tang Ao's affirmative reply, she was so happy that she quickly wrote a letter and had it delivered to the eldest princess immediately. She stayed in Jicheng, taking care of the house donated by Tang Ao.
You can stay here when your master comes.
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At the gate of Chengde Mansion, Prince Obike finally left with his 30,000 Western barbarian cavalry.
As Tai Lei expected, King Qing went to King Jin to borrow grain. The king did not refuse, but the grain and grass he gave was too little, and there was no refined grain for the war horses. In anger, Obike led the army and went
Walk.
Maybe he was angry for a moment, or maybe Obik was no longer optimistic about King Qing and did not think that he could succeed and capture Chengde Mansion. Even so, there is no point in staying here for too long, so it is better to leave before the snow is still thick.
That's wonderful.
With Obik leaving like this, the so-called King Qing coalition was in panic. Finally, Tai Lei and Zhang Zhen completed the final deal. After several peace talks, the two parties were able to get what they needed, and each was satisfied.
Tai Lei said that he would send troops to raid King Qing's camp in two days to cooperate with Emperor Qian Ying's counterattack.
Zhang Zhen left the camp immediately. He only had two days to make good preparations.
In King Qing's tent, Fan Shitong walked in with an angry look on his face. King Qing saw all this and even asked, "Teacher, is there something wrong?"
"Hey, it's okay, it's not a big deal." Although he showed that he didn't care, in fact Fan Shitong was very angry. His brother, the clan leader, had already asked him to show off. He said that the army could not win for a long time, but the food, grass and expenses needed were all.
We need the Fan family to step in. No matter how big the family is, they will be unable to withstand it.
In other words, Fan Shixi is preparing to withdraw. He doesn't want to invest in this hopeless matter, which will eventually involve the entire Fan family.
As the elder brother, Fan Shitong would certainly not agree. The two sides had a big quarrel, but Fan Shitong also knew that the situation could not continue in this stalemate, otherwise his brother would really be able to do something like abandon him and leave.
, if this is the case, and the army has no food and grass, how can the battle continue?
Fan Shitong did not tell Prince Qing about this because it was of no use. It would be better not to dampen his enthusiasm.
"Hey, teacher, what do you think we should do next? Obike has left, will others have any thoughts next?" Prince Qing was not a fool, although he didn't know what happened inside the Fan family.
, but Obik's departure still had a very serious blow to the morale of the entire coalition, so severe that he even lost confidence.
"Your Highness, you are the eldest son of Da Qian. The late Emperor is no longer here, so you should be the one to take over. You are the righteous teacher in the world. You will be invincible wherever you go." Fan Shitong continued to cheer.
He said it like this. This was also a helpless move. Once the army retreats, there will be two questions about whether there will be another coalition. In other words, this may be their last chance, and they have to fight even if they don't.
.
"Okay." Seeing that the teachers were so confident, Prince Qing really couldn't find a reason not to persevere.
Just when King Qing looked depressed and didn't know where the future was, good news suddenly came. The gate of Chengde Mansion, which had been closed for more than a month and guarded for more than a month, suddenly opened, and one team after another came.
The Liaozhou army filed out of the city.
Previously, when the Qingwang Allied Forces faced the Chengde Mansion that had closed its city gates, they were not polite at all and kept launching an siege. Even the sky thunders they brought were brought out. It was a pity that Chengde
The city wall of the Mansion was too thick, and the sky thunder only blew up the surface of the city wall, but did not damage its roots.
After being unable to attack for a long time and losing a lot of soldiers. In addition to the lack of food and grass, the coalition forces stopped attacking the city. However, they did not expect that at this time, the Liaozhou Army actually gave up the defense and took the initiative to fight out.
"Have you finally come out? Immediately notify the generals to line up and prepare for a decisive battle." King Qing immediately became energetic. What he was afraid of was that he would not have a chance, and if there was a chance, he would definitely use his full strength.
After Xinzhou Commander-in-Chief Fei Qingsong and Suzhou Commander-in-Chief Tai Lei received the order, they immediately led their armies into a formation, with one guard on the left and one on the right flanking King Qing's army, in a posture of decisive battle.
"Oh, it's a pity that the barbarian cavalry has left. Otherwise, we will definitely win this battle." Looking at the mighty expansion of the army, King Qing looked excited. But there was no cavalry in the army.
It's a pity when it exists.
"Your Highness, don't be discouraged. We still have more than 100,000 soldiers. I heard that the other side only has 100,000 people defending the city. They must have used up some in the past few days. In terms of the number of troops, we can't match mine. We will definitely win." Fan Shitong also said.
I said with an excited face. I thought there was no hope if I persisted, but I didn't expect that the Liaozhou Army actually abandoned the city and left. God helped me.
Perhaps they were crazy about wanting a decisive battle. As they watched the Liaozhou army leaving the city one by one, King Qing and everyone else did not issue an order to attack halfway. Instead, they waited for the enemy to come out of the city.
After nearly two hours, with all four gates opened, the Liaozhou Army came out of the city. Looking from a distance, the nearly 100,000 people were huge.
"Haha, as expected, they are the only ones." When Fan Shitong noticed the number of Liaozhou Army, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that the Liaozhou Army's reinforcements had arrived, and the other party decided to fight decisively. Now it seems that it is still
Those who defend the city have an advantage over them in terms of strength, and victory will naturally belong to them.
Not only Fan Shitong, but also Fei Qingsong was excited about this meeting. He also had full confidence in this decisive battle. He had even arranged for his adopted son Luo Hai to be the vanguard general. This was a good time to make contributions. Once he obtained
After winning a great victory, he showed his great face in front of King Qing. Later, King Qing was able to obtain a great treasure, and he had the merit of following the dragon.
The two sides set up their positions, and it was almost noon. At this moment, both sides began to beat drums to meet the enemy. After the military orders were issued, the armies of both sides began to advance slowly in infantry formations.
There are many spears and numerous figures.
People say that with ten thousand soldiers there is no limit. When seen from a distance, these two hundred thousand or so troops are facing each other, which is indescribably heroic. It makes people excited when they see it.
As the drums continued to beat, the advancing forces of both armies would not stop. The distance also changed from the original five miles to four miles...three miles...two miles.
At this distance, with good eyesight, you can already see the blurry appearance of the opponent's approaching general. At this time, the drum sound became more urgent, which was like a reminder, causing both sides to speed up their pace involuntarily.
"Okay, let's start the fight." Prince Qing, who was in the middle of the army, clenched his fists involuntarily. In his opinion, a decisive battle and fierce battle would be inevitable. Maybe it wouldn't take long before the Chengde Mansion in front of him would belong to him.
Under his feet, he will be the first among several princes to march into Jizhou, and only by this can he be worthy of his status as the eldest son of the emperor.
With excitement and expectation, I thought that the achievements of my subordinates were about to come. But at this time, a sudden change occurred, and there was a sudden commotion in the army that was advancing. Then the Suzhou Army, which was responsible for the attack on the right wing, suddenly reversed course.
After turning the direction, towards the Chinese army which was very close at hand, the soldiers of King Qing suddenly came to kill him.
There were a lot of changes, and they were completely unprepared. The nearly 20,000 Chinese troops couldn't help but become panicked. Before they could prepare, the Suzhou Army's spears pierced their bodies, causing pieces of blood to flow out.