Guangming Hall of the Imperial Palace of the Kingdom of Jin.
The queen was wearing a dragon robe, and with a majestic expression, she looked through the memorials presented by the courtiers below. After a long time, the queen threw the memorials in her hands on the dragon table aside.
"Duolun, how did you become the minister of the temple? It has been three months since the beginning of spring, but we have still reached an agreement with the Turks about joining forces and marching south. You make me very disappointed!"
Standing under the dragon platform, a middle-aged man in his early forties looked at the empress with a majestic face in awe.
Feeling the Queen's sharp gaze, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Replying to Your Majesty, it's not that I don't try my best, it's that the Turks' demands have far exceeded our bottom line. Taichang Khan replied several times, saying that if we don't show sincerity, there will be no need to join forces and go south.
Talked."
"Having 150,000 fine armors and 70,000 long swords is a big pressure on us, Daikin."
"Now the skilled craftsmen from all over the country have gathered together, and the daily production of armor is only about 700 pairs of fine armor, and more than 2,600 pairs of crude armor."
"Now that our army has gathered in southern Xinjiang, and the national treasury is concentrating its efforts to support the march south, there is no time to provide gold and silver with Turkic armor."
"Lord Songhe knows this best. Now our armor is barely enough to supply our own soldiers. How can we get 150,000 high-quality armors to exchange war horses with the Turks?"
"The losses in the last national war were already huge. If we agree to the Turks' rude demands again, I'm afraid it will shake the country's foundation."
"Although Taichang Khan promised to exchange 30,000 war horses for these armors and weapons, the main purpose of going south this time is to siege cities, and the use of cavalry is no longer great."
"Two hundred thousand cavalry is more than enough. Any more would be a burden."
"In the end, the gain outweighs the loss."
The queen looked at Duolun's fearful expression and turned her attention to Songhe.
"Song Aiqing, is there no other way?"
Songhe hurriedly stood up, pondered for a long time and shook his head slightly.
"Your Majesty, it has been less than half a year since the last national war ended. This time, Minister Nan and his colleagues have tried every means under pressure."
"But no matter what you do, you can't fill the hole that the Turkic Khan has opened like a lion."
"There are a lot of armors. There are still 260,000 replacement armors in the treasury that have not been smelted into embryos, but the Turks don't like them."
"We can't open our emergency warehouse for the Turks."
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"
"Now 350,000 elite soldiers and 150,000 new soldiers have gathered in southern Xinjiang and can go south at any time. Now the main expenditure of our treasury is on them, and we can no longer waste gold and silver elsewhere."
"This time the whole country's strength goes south. If the rear is unstable and misses again, our country will really decline again. I'm afraid that without the eleven or twelve years of cultivation, we will never be able to gather the national strength we have today!"
The Queen sighed quietly, glanced at the civil and military officials in the palace, stood up from the dragon chair, and began to pace.
"It seems that this little girl Huyan Yunyao has begun to pay attention to the importance of excellent armor and handy weapons in battle."
"In the last national war, the Turkic cavalry led by Huyan Yunyao fought a fierce battle in Jeju with the left army led by Dalong Jingguo Yunyang."
"The soldiers and horses they separated, Huyan Lianlu, Yan Yu's troops and horses attacking Ganzhou also joined forces with Dalong. The Song and Qing tribes under Wang Liu Mingzhi launched a fight between Ganzhou and Yunzhou in the Dulu tribe. ."
"You have all seen the battle report."
"Dalong has a steady supply of war horses from the Western Regions, and the combat power of the cavalry has become as famous as the Turkic cavalry."
"Evenly matched, the dragon killed several times as many Turks and horsemen as there were fewer Turks cavalry."
"The reason is nothing more than the dragon's excellent armor and sharp weapons."
"One stroke of the dragon cavalry's sword can cut through the leather armor of the Turks and kill the enemy off their horses, but the three swords of the Turks cannot break the armor of the great dragon cavalry."
"Huyan Yunyao is beginning to pay attention to his shortcomings. However, due to the geographical restrictions of the Turks, it is difficult for them to build sophisticated equipment, so they set their sights on our former friendly country, Daikin."
"Your Majesty is wise, this is exactly the case. Especially this time when going south, the main purpose is to attack the city. Taichang Khan only opened his mouth like a lion. The reason is nothing more than the various restrictions on the cavalry in attacking the city."
"Unless we can break through the city gate in one fell swoop and enter the city for a decisive battle, Dalong's crossbows and artillery will simply treat the Turkic cavalry as living targets."
"I speculate that the reason Taichang Khan only wanted 150,000 fine armors was because he most likely planned to turn the Turkic cavalry into infantry."
"Thinking about it, she doesn't want to give up the Turks' own advantages, but according to the intelligence from the spies and scouts, Dalong is determined to switch from offense to defense this time."
The Queen sat down again.
"How do you think we should respond to the Turkic Khan's request?"
"I don't want to agree, but you all know the information. The middle army led by Liu Mingzhi has been replenished in time and has once again reached 300,000 cavalry."
"And they are all veterans who have seen blood. Their power cannot be underestimated."
"Although there are not many soldiers and horses in the six cities in Dalong's northern border, they have the advantage of occupying the cities. Once our army is held up, Liu Mingzhi launches an attack with cavalry. Without the support of the Turkic cavalry, our situation will be very passive. .”
"But" Songhe hesitated for a moment and looked at the Queen before finally making up his mind.
"Isn't Mr. Liu under house arrest by Your Majesty now?"
"These 300,000 cavalry are without a leader, and their power is definitely not as powerful as before."
The Queen looked at Songhe quietly: "Having said that, what if Liu Mingzhi escapes from the Kingdom of Jin? Even if Liu Mingzhi cannot leave, don't forget that among the more than 20 generals under his command, none of them are A strong general who can lead an army through hundreds of battles."
"The battle between the Song and Qing tribes against the Turks in Dulu tribe, and Duan Can't bear to attack Jeju to help the left army are the best examples."
"A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and a tiger is still a tiger no matter how skinny it is. It cannot be underestimated."
"I am a foolish person, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
The Queen shook her head helplessly: "Today's court meeting is here for the time being. You can discuss a stable solution as soon as possible. A charter must be drawn up within fifteen days. Now that Dalong's rear is empty and the troops cannot be replenished, I, Dajin, will definitely
We can’t miss this God-given opportunity.”
"I obey your order! I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!"
The queen picked up the pile of memorials on the dragon case and walked towards the harem accompanied by the internal affairs order Shuangyue.
Just after leaving the back hall of Guangming Hall, the queen and others had not gone thirty steps away, and the little cutie ran in panic along the corridor towards the queen.
"Mother, mother, it's not good, something serious is going to happen."
The queen was startled, and hurriedly handed the memorial in her hand to Shuangyue and walked towards the little cutie.
Looking at the anxious face of the little cutie, the Queen suddenly felt an unpleasant premonition in her heart.
"Yue'er, what's wrong?"
The little cutie took a few breaths, looked at the queen anxiously, and pointed her little hand in the direction of the harem.
"Mom, daddy is gone, and so is his horse."
The Queen looked towards the harem with bright eyes and her tone was trembling.
"Your father is gone? His horse is gone too?"
The little cutie nodded hurriedly: "Yeah, yeah! Yue'er went to find daddy after practicing. After searching for almost half an hour, she found that he was gone, and his horse was also missing!"
"Where is your Aunt Hui'er?"
"Aunt Hui'er is no longer here either!"
The Queen's slightly condensed eyes relaxed: "That's good, that's good if they're all gone."
"Mom, let's go find daddy quickly. He's not gone already."
The queen nodded slightly: "Wait a moment, mother, go change clothes!"
If Mr. Liu knew about the conversation between mother and daughter, he would definitely pull the little cutie’s lips to correct her on the art of chatting!