Chapter 157 The threat of the three northern kingdoms
After the people from Hidden Sword Villa arrive, they can start preparing for the Martial Arts Academy.
It just so happened that after a major reshuffle of the imperial officials, a lot of space was left in Tailin City, which could be used to renovate the martial arts academy.
As for the ancient book, Bai Yutian also made rubbings of many copies and gave them to everyone in Hidden Sword Villa for study, asking them to master them as soon as possible.
With the arrival of Cangjian Villa, another news reached the court. Xiao Li's Zhenxi Army and Kou Zaixiong's Dingbei Army each had 100,000 troops and launched an attack on Shanu Kingdom.
Because the Shanu Kingdom was completely unprepared, the Shanu Kingdom suffered heavy losses this time. Moreover, Xiao Li gave full play to the role of the military formation in this war, beating the Shanu people to pieces and losing more than ten cities in a row.
Penetrate the five states of the Western Wasteland occupied by the Shanu Kingdom.
Regarding this news, the imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty was naturally overjoyed, and the whole country was celebrating. In addition, this time, they defeated the Shanu Kingdom twice in a row and defeated the Shanu Kingdom, which greatly improved the morale of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
However, it was obvious that the Shanu Kingdom did not want to swallow this sigh of relief. After the Zhenxi Army and the Dingbei Army retreated, the Shanu Kingdom contacted the Jin Lie, Yuezhen, and Wuqiang Kingdoms.
These three countries are all located in the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty, occupying the vast northern plains. They are three of the Five Kingdoms that disrupted the Zhou Dynasty, occupying a total of eight states of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Together with the Shanu Kingdom and the Nanyuan Kingdom in the south, these five countries divided up almost half of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Moreover, in those occupied territories, the lives of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were very poor. Under the rule of foreign races, their status was the most humble existence, and this resulted in the displacement of countless people.
These are all debts owed by the five surrounding countries. If it weren't for the internal instability in the Zhou Dynasty, Bai Yutian would have wanted to collect debts from these countries.
The three northern kingdoms said that the Great Zhou Dynasty must compensate the Shanu Kingdom for its losses and also apologize to the Shanu Kingdom. Otherwise, the three northern kingdoms would jointly launch an attack on the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Moreover, Jin Lie, Yue Zhen, and Wu Qiang gathered an army of 300,000 troops and arrived at the Yuan River, ready to cross the river southward at any time.
The Yuan River is one of the two largest rivers in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It reaches the Five Western Prefectures in the west and connects to the East China Sea in the east. Its geographical location is extremely important. Among the 200,000 troops of the Dingbei Army, there are 100,000 naval troops who are proficient in water properties.
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The Yuan River is like a natural barrier. It was precisely because of the Yuan River that Zhou had the opportunity to intercept the armies of the Three Kingdoms.
On the bank of Yuan River, there stands a city called Eagle City.
Yingcheng is a big city in the north. After crossing the Yuan River, Yingcheng is the only important city within a hundred miles that can stop the armies of the Three Kingdoms.
Therefore, Eagle City is very important. It can even be said that it is because of the existence of Eagle City that the armies of the Three Kingdoms were prevented from going deeper and occupying the hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
At the same time, the Shanu Kingdom also regrouped and its 300,000 troops also began to march towards the Great Zhou Dynasty.
In the court hall, Bai Yutian's face darkened.
"These bastards actually dare to threaten me." Bai Yutian shouted angrily and threw the letter in his hand on the table.
Bai Yutian's anger soared, causing the temperature in the hall to drop a few degrees.
Yuncheng stood up first, "Your Majesty, we absolutely cannot compensate or apologize to Shanu Kingdom."
Yuncheng's attitude was very resolute. From the beginning, he was full of hatred for the Shanu Kingdom, because the Shanu Kingdom killed too many people in the Zhou Dynasty. This was a blood feud.
Bai Yutian nodded. Of course he would not agree. What Yuncheng said was exactly what he was thinking.
After all, this is about the dignity of Da Zhou. If you agree, it will be equivalent to the shame of Da Zhou.
However, some people still stood up and maintained their opposition, and Yan Chong was one of them.
He and Yuncheng are now almost the two pillars of the imperial court. They are both deeply trusted by Bai Yutian and entrusted with important responsibilities.
"Your Majesty, we must not go to war with the three northern countries now."
Yan Chong is loyal and courageous, and he dares to speak out even if his words of advice are offensive to his ears.
"Nowadays, the Yiyi Army and the Nanchuan Wolf Army are both on the rise. Many states and cities are waiting and watching, and their attitude towards the imperial court is ambiguous. Some have even begun to ignore the imperial court's orders."
"There is a 200,000-strong Zhenxi Army in the west, and a 200,000-strong Dingbei Army in the north. But within the Great Zhou Dynasty, only the Fenghuo Camp in Tailin City is left to mobilize. Once dispatched, something will happen in Tailin City.
, will immediately become a dangerous city."
What Yan Chong said is not unreasonable.
Although Yongzhou and Qizhou are absolutely loyal to Zhou Dynasty, their armies have been added to the Zhenxi Army. In other states and cities, those with weak strength cannot rely on it, and those with strong strength may not be willing to obey.
The Fenghuo Battalion was also ready to rush to the Mingzhou battlefield. As a result, only the City Guard Battalion remained in Tailin City.
If enemies from the south invade or other prefectures and cities break out, Tailin City simply cannot bear it.
Although I am very reluctant, this is the fact.
The current Great Zhou Dynasty cannot bear too many wars. Although the treasury is full, the Great Zhou Dynasty is far from being able to bear it in terms of the number of troops and logistical supplies.
Today's Great Zhou Dynasty, without the threats from Gu Taizhong, Bai Junzhan and others, seems to be on the rise, but in fact it is still full of dangers. If you are not careful, you may fall into the abyss.
Bai Yutian closed his eyes and meditated without replying. Everyone was very quiet and waited quietly. They didn't know what Bai Yutian was thinking in his heart.
"Your Majesty." At this time, Jing Ling stood up, "I only need 50,000 people, and I will definitely be able to help your Majesty destroy the Tianyi Army."
In the war with Cui Shou, Jing Ling played an important role, showed unrivaled strength, and was highly regarded by Bai Yutian.
Jing Ling's move was just to relieve Bai Yutian's pressure.
However, the Tianyi Army is not that easy to deal with, and Bai Yutian cannot let Jing Ling put himself in danger.
"Yan Aiqing, maybe a moment of forbearance can bring peace to the Great Zhou Dynasty, but these alien races are the most capricious people. If you tolerate them, they will only become more rampant. Only by severely shocking them can they be completely convinced.
oral."
"Send the order and let the Zhenxi Army and Dingbei Army stick to the border. I will never agree to the conditions of the Jin Lie, Wu Qiang, and Yuezhen Three Kingdoms."
Bai Yu's voice is like a loud bell, extremely domineering.
"Yes." The ministers replied and looked up. They could all see the fear in each other's eyes.
I'm afraid that the Great Week will not be peaceful for some time to come.
However, they forgot that when the Shanu Kingdom began to invade the Great Zhou Dynasty, the balance maintained between the Five Kingdoms and the Great Zhou Dynasty had been broken.
At the beginning, the five kingdoms occupied half of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now, after three years of development, their ambitions will definitely become greater.
That is: completely carve up the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Bai Yutian can see it, so he will never tolerate these countries' extravagance.