Yun Kingdom, Zhongqing City, Imperial Palace, Yangxin Hall.
The Yangxin front hall of the Cabinet Office has been cleared out at this time. A huge sand table has been placed on the ground.
On it, mountains, rivers, cities and camps are all lifelike. Jianchang Prefecture, Shicheng County, Yongzhou and other four prefectures of Yun State, as well as six southwest counties of Xia State, are all on it.
Military flags are placed everywhere, showing the deployment of the armies of the two countries, and the situation of all parties is clear at a glance. Even the places where Xia's grain, grass and weapons are accumulated are extremely detailed.
If anyone from the Xia Kingdom saw the sand table in front of them, they would be frightened and wonder how the Yun Kingdom could obtain such detailed and confidential information!
At this time, all the courtiers gathered in the Yangxin front hall.
The various departments of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War, the high-ranking generals of the Central and Central Military Forces, and the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army Commander's Office in Beijing were all present in the palace at this time.
Xiao Cheng was wearing a deep blue dragon robe and sitting on the dragon chair. He allowed the courtiers and generals below to continue arguing while he just concentrated on reviewing the memorial.
When the ministers finally came to the conclusion of their debate, the highest-ranking commander in the dynasty, the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies, held the title of Grand Lieutenant. The old general Tao Ai immediately stepped forward and said:
"His Majesty!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he immediately put down the memorial in his hand, raised his head and said:
"How? What did you all discuss?"
The old Taiwei Tao Ai immediately said:
"Your Majesty, the movement of the Li Dynasty navy is now clear. It wants to blockade the Yong River, capture Shicheng County, and cut off the connection between the four Yongzhou states and my Dayun, so as to occupy the four Yongzhou states and encircle and suppress our Yongzhou camp.
160,000 elite frontier troops! Fortunately, His Majesty knew the truth and ordered Pingman General Yang Dayan to stop him along the way. As a result, the Li Dynasty navy has not yet entered the Yong River. Now, Wu Zixu, the governor of the left army, has also taken charge of the defense of Shicheng County.
, don’t worry about the Le Dynasty navy sneaking up and attacking you in one fell swoop.”
Having said this, Tao Ai paused and then said:
"But if it is Dongchang and the information from Shangyu's Preparatory Office is not wrong, the Xia Kingdom's southwest frontier army has already entered Rongzhou, and its troops are directed towards Shicheng County. The Li Dynasty navy also broke through the Yongjiang River and is about to attack from both sides. To ensure nothing is lost, please ask
Your Majesty immediately mobilized the soldiers and horses from the large camp in the suburbs of Beijing and rushed to Shicheng County to assist in the defense. He ordered General Cheng of Jianchang Prefecture to immediately send troops to Jiangyang County to force the southwest frontier troops to return to defense!"
The officials from the Ministry of War on the side also raised their hands and said:
"Your Majesty, the warehouses of the Ministry of War are now full, and the weapons and armor are all available. Only the grain and grass are lacking. Fortunately, it is the autumn harvest. Your Majesty, please issue an order to allow the army to collect grain and grass on the spot to prepare for military needs!"
The grain stored in the country for several years before had been depleted due to the plague in Jianchang Prefecture and the sale to King Qi in exchange for gold and silver. But now, it was the autumn harvest, and grain and grass were the most indispensable things for the Yun Kingdom.
The high-ranking generals in the court on the side also came out and shouted loudly:
"I would like to lead troops and sit in Shicheng County, please accept your Majesty's permission!"
"I am also willing!"
"Your Majesty, please agree!"
Among the generals in the DPRK, some wanted to make achievements by virtue of this war. Some were angry because Xia and Li broke the peace treaty and rashly invaded the country.
At this time, facing the joint attack of the two countries, although the situation was similar to when Xiao Chengchu took charge of the court, no one felt that the country of Yun had reached a critical stage of survival, and they felt panic and disloyalty over this.
Just because Xiao Cheng was in danger, and he personally defeated the two countries and saved the country from the generals, all the ministers had already regarded him sitting on the dragon chair as a divine needle in the sea, and they felt so safe.
good.
The current situation is that the political situation in North Korea and China is stable and there is no turmoil. The country is stable and the people's support is strong. Is it still more difficult for all the military departments to work together as one than it was back then?
At this time, Xiao Cheng was as calm and unhurried as the courtiers expected, without any worry.
Just kidding! Just talking about Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Wu Zixu can definitely ensure that the entire situation in the southeast is foolproof.
In addition, there is also Xia Kingdom's southwest military intelligence collected and sent by the musicians to help. Even if the Yun Kingdom court does nothing now, there will be no major incident.
So what Xiao Cheng is worried about right now is just how far the Southeast can be fought and how big the victory will be.
Looking at the excited courtiers in the palace, Xiao Cheng said with great indifference:
"The camp on the outskirts of Beijing can mobilize another 50,000 forbidden troops. Thirty thousand of them will be transferred to Jianchang Mansion and returned to Zhendong General Cheng Wu Shijie! Twenty thousand forbidden troops will go to the Xiushan County camp under the command of Pingman General Yang Dayan.
Efficacy!”
When all the ministers heard this, they were stunned.
They admonished and mobilized troops to ensure that Shicheng County would not be lost. But Xiao Cheng obviously did not think so!
However, your majesty now has a military record of personally conquering the Li Dynasty, defeating a hundred thousand troops of the Li Dynasty, and causing restlessness in the Xia Kingdom, so he had to return to the army to defend. He is not an emperor who has not fought before, so all the ministers do not
Will immediately retort.
It was the old Taiwei Tao Ai who took a step forward and asked:
"Your Majesty, why don't you send troops to garrison in Shicheng County?"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he frowned and said:
"Need not!"
The loyalty of all the ministers in the palace has been recognized by Golden Finger. Naturally, Xiao Cheng would not hide anything, and immediately said:
"I have just issued a secret order, ordering Cheng Wushi's troops to invade Jiangyang County before the autumn harvest and devour the three counties southwest of Jiangyang County, Xiangzhou County, and Anshun County! Although now, Xia Kingdom, which is stationed in the three counties,
All the elite border troops have been mobilized. However, the three counties are vast, and the 60,000 soldiers and horses under his command are not enough to garrison various places. Only by transferring 30,000 troops under his command can there be enough soldiers and horses!"
The reason why it was stuck before the autumn harvest was that Xiao Cheng learned from the information at Sticky Post that the Xia State wanted to throw the mess of the southwest counties to the Yun State. Before withdrawing the local officials, the Xia State also
I plan to plunder all the local food.
Instead of waiting for Xia Guo to lay a nail in peace, it is better to send troops now to interrupt Xia Guo's plan.
When the ministers heard this, their expressions suddenly changed.
Some courtiers could not help but stand up and said:
"Your Majesty, the six counties in the southwest of Xia Kingdom are now in ruins and the people's livelihood is in ruins. I am afraid that if we send troops to capture them..."
The Minister of War and Treasury Department, Shi Chengwen, immediately retorted:
"The six counties in the southwest have been under the rule of the Xia Kingdom since its founding. After six hundred years of rule, the name of orthodoxy has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If we don't take advantage of the current situation of the people in the southwest, due to military chaos and plague, it will be particularly harmful to the Xia Kingdom's court.
If you annex it when you are resentful and extend favors to it, when the Xia Kingdom comes back to its full strength in the future, I am afraid that you will completely miss this great opportunity!"
At this time, Cheng Wen was deeply impressed by Xiao Cheng.
A disciple of the Yin Yang family, like Wang Xiao, likes to study military affairs. He is the first imperial examination scholar and the first talent in this field under Xiao Cheng to have multiple attributes over 80.
What he said at this time was exactly the reason why Xiao Cheng wanted to send troops to the southwest at this time!
The people are simple and honest, and public opinion can be easily changed. As long as the Xia Kingdom calms down, sends ministers to kill a few scapegoats, vents the people's grievances, and provides some relief, the public opinion will be completely reversed.
If we can't take advantage of this opportunity to annex the southwest, I'm afraid it will cost more if we do it again in the future!
This reason, coupled with Xiao Cheng's attitude, made it easy to convince the officials.
Tao Ai continued to ask:
"What about the remaining 20,000 imperial troops? Your Majesty transferred them to the Xiushan County camp to guard against the Li Dynasty?"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he suddenly sneered and hummed:
"Beware? No, Li Weining is a person who is arrogant at first and respectful at the end. He is really a villain. Less than half a year after being conferred by me, he destroyed the seal and royal robe given to him. How can he commit such a serious crime?
Gentle?"
Having said this, Xiao Cheng paused and said coldly:
"When the danger on the Yongjiang River is resolved, promote Yang Dayan to General Annan, lead the troops to attack Li, and vow to destroy the royal capital, Shenglong Mansion!"
Only then did all the ministers understand that His Majesty was confident that there would be no problems at all in Shicheng County and Yongzhou. At this moment, he was already thinking about attacking Xia and Li!
Hearing this, Tao Ai pursed his lips, glanced at the ministers around him, and then said cautiously:
"Your Majesty is planning to conquer it personally?"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he immediately showed hesitation.
Seeing his expression like this, all the ministers immediately raised their eyebrows.
Xiao Cheng thought about it for a moment, then shook his head with a hint of regret:
"Still not!"
There have been so many memorials in the past few days that he can't finish them all. Going to the front line again is fun for a while. But after he comes back, the backlog of memorials will make him tired to death!
After hearing Xiao Cheng's negative words, the ministers couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Today's Majesty, he does not know how to cultivate a martial arts that is astonishing to the world. There are few emperors like him in ancient times. Once the martial arts is high, he will inevitably become careless and arrogant, feeling that nothing in the world can hurt him.
When the imperial commander went on a personal expedition, the courtiers could not resist him and let him go. As a result, no one was watching, and Xiao Cheng dared to lead more than a thousand cavalry into the Xia Kingdom, causing great chaos. Although everything was fine afterwards, the ministers wanted to come.
, it is inevitable to feel panic and fear.
If this happens again, the elderly Taiwei Tao Ai, let alone others, will definitely be the first to be unable to bear it!
Xiao Cheng looked at the courtiers and said in a deep voice:
"You don't have to worry too much. Wu Zixu has brought nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses to Shicheng County. In addition to the more than 20,000 border troops originally stationed there, with the fortress city that has been operated for many years, it is enough to cope with it!"
"As for the navy of Li Dynasty, I also sent troops there before!"
Today, all the courtiers are convinced by His Majesty's mental methods, strategies, civil and military strategies.
Seeing his confident and calm demeanor, as if everything was under control, the ministers could not help but feel slightly relieved, no matter how worried or doubtful they were.
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At the mouth of the Yongjiang River, in the Yunjun Water Village that has been completed.
The eight-foot-tall, dignified-looking young general wearing silver armor quickly walked into the tent, slightly clasped his fists at Zhuge Liang, and said:
"Zhao Yun, the captain of Fenjie School of the Forbidden Army, has seen Zhuge join the army!"
Zhuge Liang looked at the dignified and majestic Zhao Yun in front of him, feeling a little strange in his heart.
For some reason, even though this was their first meeting, Zhuge Liang felt a sense of closeness to Zhao Yun in front of him, as if he were reunited with an old friend.
Little did he know that Zhao Yun had a similar feeling in his heart at this time.
Zhao Yun understood the vision in his heart and continued in a deep voice:
"According to your Majesty's order, I will lead five thousand cavalry here to receive Zhuge's order to join the army!"
Hearing this, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but feel a little shocked, even though Zhuge Liang had a calm temper and could not change his color due to trivial matters.
Although the current Zhuge Liang has entered the court as an official, he is only an eighth-level soldier and has not shown much ability so far. So five thousand cavalry are transferred to him. Is it ridiculous?
Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time and then said:
"Liang has a question. I wonder if General Zhao can answer it?"
Zhao Yun heard this and said quickly:
"Join the Army, just call me Zilong! If you have any questions, just ask if you join the Army!"
Zhuge Liang heard this and immediately said:
"How come you are so trusted by your majesty even though you are famous for your achievements? You never refuse official positions or imperial edicts, and even asked general Zilong to come and serve me?"
When Zhao Yun heard this, he immediately said:
"I had doubts about this before, but today I personally entered the military stronghold and understood the mystery of its military formations. Only then did I understand His Majesty's intentions..."
Having said this, Zhao Yun paused slightly and then said:
"Your Majesty always puts the talented first in employing people, and promotes talents without sticking to one standard. Don't worry too much about joining the army!"
After hearing this, Zhuge Liang suddenly felt relieved and nodded.
It turns out that it was my formation chart that was sent to His Majesty...
Your Majesty has established Jixia Academy, and he has hundreds of talented people working around him. There must be someone who understands the mystery of his formation, which is why His Majesty has so much trust in me!
Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang stopped worrying about this and smiled at Zhao Yun:
"This time against the Li Dynasty navy, I had to sacrifice the good and use the odd, because I felt that it was not safe enough. The arrival of Zilong and the five thousand cavalry can be a decisive blow, which is exactly what relieves my sorrow."
Zhao Yun also showed a close look, cupped his hands and said:
"I will definitely help you join the army!"
At this moment, Zhuge Liang suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart. He suddenly stood up, walked outside the tent, and looked along the direction of Nanpan River.
Less than a few dozen miles away, the golden chain had been locked in a stalemate with the Xuanwu beast for several days.
At this time, the eight-door golden lock formation that was locked across the river was full of magic. As the Xuanwu beast broke free, seven golden chains had been broken. At this time, the last golden chain was also trembling.
It is covered with golden cracks all over it.
There was only a crisp "click" sound, and the golden chain broke.
The Xuanwu phenomenon looked like it was roaring to the sky, and then it immediately went upstream along the Nanpan River and headed towards the mouth of the Yongjiang River!
When Zhuge Liang saw this, he apologized and said:
"Zilong, I'm afraid that you have no time to repair your troops!"
Zhao Yun heard this and said confidently:
"Don't worry about joining the army. The morale of my officers and men is high and they are ready to be used!"
When Zhuge Liang heard this, he nodded slightly and said:
"In this case, send an order, the Li Dynasty navy is coming to attack, and all the military bases should prepare for it!"
"yes!"
With an order, smoke billowed, and two tight water fortresses along the river, built according to Qimen's Dunjia technique, immediately came into operation.
The generals yelled and yelled, the soldiers marched in unison, and the sound of soldiers and armor clashing was heard, and the murderous spirit rushed to the sky.
It was this aura of battlefield conquest that made this originally silent water stronghold, with no mysterious features other than the cumbersome layout, seem to have been activated immediately.
Indistinctly, there are images of water and fire appearing on the military strongholds on both sides of the strait, accompanied by the sounds of tigers roaring and dragons roaring!