Zhao Xiaole finished reading the letter from the prince. The content of the letter was that after Zhao Xiaole captured Xuzhou, many countries were dissatisfied.
The interests of Jin and Beiyang caravans suffered the most.
They wrote letters and sent envoys to the prince, with the purpose of driving a wedge between the prince and Zhao Xiaole.
Everyone in the world thinks that the prince is worried about Zhao Xiaole, and that powerful ministers support their troops outside and respect themselves, which is the biggest taboo of a monarch.
The prince's trust in Zhao Xiaole is beyond ordinary people.
There was no suspicion of Zhao Xiaole at all.
After encountering obstacles, envoys from many countries turned provocations into threats.
Zhao Xiaole's shotguns are not humane enough and cannot be used on the battlefield. If the prince does not stop him, other countries will besiege Jingyang.
Jingyang can make shotguns, and other countries can also make them.
The shotguns produced will be used on Jingyang people.
War and hatred between countries will accumulate for generations.
Shotguns must be banned.
These are the original words of the messenger.
Both the prince and Qin Sining knew that the envoy gave the superficial reason.
The real reason was not mentioned. Their country could not produce shotguns in a short period of time, and it could not resist Zhao Xiaole's decapitation tactics.
They cannot push too hard and threaten to send troops to buy their country time to manufacture scattered bombs.
Trade space for time.
After discussing with Qin Sining, the prince also felt that if the scattered bullets spread, the number of ordinary soldiers affected would increase infinitely.
Death is not terrible. The soldiers who survived were tortured by bullets and spikes until they were worse than dead. The miserable situation was chilling to watch.
The people of Jingyang wanted to unify the north, but the other countries had no intention of stopping it, and the king of Zhenbei did not want to interfere when he sent troops to attack Zhenbei.
Zhao Xiaole must first promise not to use shotguns and disclose the production methods, so that the armies of the Jin State and the Beiyang Chamber of Commerce will withdraw.
Zhao Xiaole disagreed, so the Jin State, the Beiyang Chamber of Commerce, and the Yue People's Association fought him to the death in Hongzhou.
Zhao Xiaole thought for a while after reading it and found that Angel was also looking at him. He asked: "You lost after drinking. I want you prairie people to retreat. Can you do it?"
Angel's eyes changed slightly, not understanding what he meant, "What do you think?"
Zhao Xiaole handed the letter to her, "Read it yourself."
After saying that, Zhao Xiaole put his hands behind his back and remained silent.
Angel had stayed in the Jin Dynasty and she knew Chinese characters. She laughed after reading it and said, "Damn eunuch, you are in big trouble."
Zhao Xiaole turned around and looked at her in disbelief, "What did you call me just now?"
Angel was startled and couldn't help but take two steps back and argued: "A dead eunuch? If not, what would you call a dead eunuch?"
Zhao Xiaole nodded and said, "Okay, then go ahead and tell me, where is my trouble?"
Angel held the letter, raised it in front of his eyes, and sneered: "They clearly don't want you to take Hongzhou. The Beiyang caravan and the Jin Kingdom are also involved. How do you deal with it?"
Zhao Xiaole's eyes flickered slightly, "I can kill everyone, what do you think?"
Angel looked disdainful, folded his arms and said: "The Beiyang caravan launched a sneak attack from the East China Sea, the Jin State invaded from the west, and our Yue people moved from the north to the south. How will you deal with it?"
"Even if you have a hot air balloon and shotguns, it won't work. You will be exhausted and die from exhaustion. Zhao Xiaole, shotguns are indeed inhumane. Don't use them anymore."
Angel said it later with a serious look on his face.
She heard about the tragic situation in Xuzhou.
Her soldiers have no control and can freely enter and leave Xuzhou City.
Everything they found out was told to Angel.
Zhao Xiaole snorted, "I didn't intend to use this thing at first, but you Yue people drove the people to attack the city first, and I used this thing later."
"If you want to blame, it's your own fault."
Angel's face turned red and white.
Zhao Xiaole added: "I will not use this thing again, but the method of making it will not be made public. Princess Angel, what do you think of the question I asked you just now? The country of Yue is staying on the grassland honestly. I don't want to make it public."
I will make things difficult for them again.”
In the Battle of Xuzhou, the Yue cavalry suffered heavy casualties.
There was no force going south for a while.
Zhao Xiaole is not worried about them, he is worried about the Beiyang caravan teaming up with the Jin State to cause trouble in the north.
He wants to get rid of these pests.
Angel thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try my best to persuade you, but it may not work. You'd better not have too much hope."
Zhao Xiaole sneered, "If the grassland people continue to move south, I will make the grassland extinct. I will do what I say."
"Persuade them well."
He patted Angel on the shoulder and left. Angel frowned and stuck out her tongue at his back.
Zhao Xiaole's words were exaggerated and vicious, but Angel didn't feel the slightest fear towards him.
She was also secretly surprised.
What happened to yourself?
Has she become bolder?
Zhao Xiaole has become gentle?
She doesn't know the answer.
…
Zhao Xiaole led the team and set off.
Fifty thousand soldiers stayed in Xuzhou, and the remaining 100,000 marched to Hongzhou.
The hot air balloon explores the path, the cavalry clears the way, the chariot is in the middle, and the infantry phalanx follows behind, clearing the way through the mountains and building bridges when encountering water.
It’s a mighty journey.
Hongzhou was guarded by more than a dozen towns in Zhenbei Wangfan. Zhao Xiaole went straight to Hongzhou without going anywhere else.
There is no blocking force in the cities along the way.
Most of the construction of northern cities was to prevent the Vietnamese from going south.
The further north you go from the city, the higher the walls are.
After Zhao Xiaole's tanks arrived, some of the defenders didn't even have artillery.
The Shenji Battalion fired artillery shells at the city from morning till night. After a day of bombardment, the defenders had no desire to resist.
The Pixiu camp took the opportunity to rush in, and the defenders surrendered one after another.
The city was captured without a single blow.
In just five days, Zhao Xiaole conquered three cities in a row and arrived at Hongzhou City.
King Zhenbei could no longer sit still.
He was suffering every day in Hongzhou City.
The Yue people agreed to go south to help them defend Hongzhou, but not a single person came.
The Beihai caravan sent a batch of ordnance and left with a cart of jewelry. The Jin army arrived, but they offered various excuses and refused to march.
King Zhenbei had deceived others before, and when it was someone else's turn to deceive him, his face would have turned black.
The guard ran in, knelt down and reported: "Your Majesty, Zhao Xiaole has issued a letter of incrimination, asking the Prince to leave the city and surrender, so that... I don't have to wait to die."
The King of Zhenbei paced around anxiously, waved his sleeves and shouted: "I won't listen to this. Where is the Jin army? Where is the Beiyang caravan? Where are their people? Why is there no news?"
The guard lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I'm afraid they... are unwilling to come. Zhao Xiaole promised not to use shotguns and destroyed the drawings of shotguns. The envoys from other countries left for Beijing."
"He...they are unwilling to come to the rescue."
The King of Zhenbei put his hands behind his back and walked back and forth, "Where are the Yue people? Aren't the Yue people trying to wash away Xuzhou's humiliation with blood? Why are they not willing to send troops?"
The guard was covered in cold sweat and couldn't answer. He lowered his head and said, "The Yue people are planning to negotiate peace with Zhao Xiaole."