Jianchang Mansion, in the commander-in-chief's tent of Xia Army.
The general in iron armor knelt on one knee, looked up at Qi Wang Yu Zhaoling, and said in a sad and angry tone:
"Your Highness King Qi, Huichuan County has dangerous mountains and high walls, and the city walls are high. It is really too difficult for the general to attack just by letting the general lead eight thousand soldiers and horses!"
King Qi Yu Zhaoling raised his head suddenly, his brows stood up, and he said coldly:
"Since he is in the army, there is no such thing as King Qi!"
The general looked ugly, lowered his head and said in a low voice:
"Yes, Marshal...it's just that with the Marshal's arrangement, this battle is impossible to fight!"
"No matter how strong and dangerous Huichuan County is, will it be more difficult to defeat than Jianchang Mansion? I understand that you don't have many soldiers and horses. I don't want you to capture it overnight, but give you half a month. Isn't that enough?
?" King Qi said coldly.
"Commander! Jianchang Prefecture was originally attacked by surprise, but Huichuan County had already received the news and closed the city to defend it. How can the two be compared?" the general said anxiously.
King Qi stood up suddenly, with a cold expression on his face, and said:
"How can an order from the army be a piece of cake? I ask you to attack that city. Even if you fight to the death of every soldier, you will still be defeated by me! If you don't obey, even if I can tolerate you, military law will not
I can’t tolerate you!”
After saying that, the soldiers in the tent stepped forward, held their sabers in hand, and looked at the general with murderous eyes.
The general felt extremely aggrieved, but looking at the murderous guards beside him, who seemed to really dare to kill someone, he had no choice but to lower his head and gritted his teeth and said:
"General, take your orders!"
King Qi sneered and waved his hand casually, asking the general to retreat.
After the general walked out of the commander's tent, a figure suddenly walked out from behind the curtain of the commander's tent.
Shockingly, it was the third prince, King Yu Zhaoli of Jin.
King Jin sighed helplessly and said:
"Nineteen, can't you be gentler in your methods?"
King Qi put away his murderous expression, shook his head and said with a smile:
"Isn't it my third brother to comfort me? I just need to be a good evil person, isn't that enough?"
"But the generals are not fools! Your intentions are so obvious, I'm afraid they have noticed something." King Jin couldn't help but said.
King Qi nodded indifferently and said:
"Well, you can see it if you can see it. Even if you can see it, what can you do? In the past, I have always resisted not to attack them, because I was worried that the method would be too hasty and force them to fight back. But now, hehehe
.The situation in the Yun Kingdom is critical, and nearly half of the army is newly deployed, what else can they do?"
Having said this, King Qi paused and sneered:
"Obey the military orders and don't engage in any treacherous people. After I return, I can let them resign their military positions and leave with their family property. If there are still people who regard the Southwest Army as their own private army, do not care about life and death, and are dedicated to preserving their strength, huh!
"
King Jin hesitated to speak and remained silent for a moment. Finally, he couldn't hold it back and said:
"Nineteen, Third Brother knows that you have big ideas. You want to take advantage of this opportunity to eradicate these military leaders who are forming gangs and entrenching themselves in the southwest. But these military leaders have powerful families behind them. If you use such methods, I'm afraid there will be backlash!
"
When King Qi heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up, looking inexplicably proud, and said:
"Third brother, no one has better means to deal with these wealthy families than me! Just wait..."
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Shicheng County.
Taiwei General Tao Lao stood up suddenly and said inexplicably angrily:
"What! The king and ministers of the Li Dynasty still dare to raise an army and invade?"
The servant in the hall looked anxious and said:
"This is absolutely true! The Li Dynasty recently raised troops, claiming to be one hundred thousand, tore up the contract, set off from Yen Bai County, marched from Laizhou, and attacked Xiushan County! When the villain came, it was less than eighty miles away from Beiguan County, a subordinate of Xiushan County.
Please Lieutenant, please send troops to rescue quickly!"
Tao Ai frowned, turned to look at the map hanging behind him, and murmured:
"Yan Bai County?"
When the generals on both sides heard this, they quickly stood up and said:
"Lieutenant, Yen Bai County is the last important town in the northern part of the Li Dynasty, maintaining the last line of defense of the Li Dynasty. The movement of troops stationed here means that the defense line of the Li Dynasty is empty."
Tao Ai looked at Anpei County marked on the map, nodded, and said in a deep voice:
"That's right, this is just a desperate attempt to make a fool of oneself, gambling is enough! Alas, it's a pity. If I can mobilize the border troops at this time, I can take advantage of the empty defense line of the Li Dynasty and kill directly to the capital of the Li Dynasty..."
The highest honor that a person with a military background pursues is to lead troops to conquer a country! When all the generals heard this, their hearts moved, and they all said:
"Lieutenant, if we can gather together enough to raise thousands of cavalry, why don't we make a bet?"
Tao Ai refused without even thinking:
"How can it be so easy? Although the Li Dynasty is a small country, it has millions of people under its rule. Although it has arrogated power, its leaders have worked hard to govern and have great prestige among the people. It is not a small barbarian country in the south. Don't think about it.
It’s a beautiful thing that a thousand people can destroy a country!”
At this time, another general stood up and said:
"Lieutenant, now that the border army has been showing goodwill and sincerity, why not let them send troops and horses? This can be regarded as allowing them to take credit for destroying the country and clear away their previous guilt!"
Before Tao Ai could speak, another general immediately spoke up to argue:
"No! If the border troops move, they will definitely ask Shicheng County for food, grass and weapons. At that time, who can guarantee whether they will attack Li Dynasty or Shicheng County?"
"Brothers from the border army, who are also citizens of the Yun Kingdom, how could they do such a thing in a time of national crisis?"
"Who can guarantee it? If the border troops rebel and Shicheng County is lost, who will bear the responsibility?"
Looking at the quarreling generals, Tao Ai looked hesitant.
But when he glanced at the Xiushan County officer standing in the hall with an anxious look on his face, his eyes were sure, and he yelled:
"quiet!"
When the generals heard this, they immediately stopped and said no more.
"The top priority is to rescue Xiushan County. Deploy two thousand soldiers and horses and go to the rescue quickly! Xiushan County is too close to Kyoto, there is no room for failure!" Tao Ai said solemnly.
"But Taiwei, as a result, there will only be three thousand imperial troops left in Shicheng County! If it's the border army..." Someone hesitated to speak.
Tao Ai waved his hand and said resolutely:
"Shicheng County has sufficient weapons and food, the city is tall, and I am here to guard it. Even if there are only three thousand forbidden troops, it is enough to hold on! I will send people and troops to report back to the capital for help. The reinforcements from the DPRK and China will arrive in a short time.
Why worry."
In fact, there are some things that Tao Ai cannot explain clearly.
He had also met Shi An, the general of Zhendong. Although his temperament was not very straightforward, he was also a man in the army. Tao Ai believed in his ability to judge people and determined that Shi An would never commit treason under such a situation.
.
If His Majesty had not entrusted Shicheng County to him and would not allow any mistakes, he would not dare to gamble. Otherwise, today, without saying a word, he would allocate food, grass and weapons and let the border troops attack the Li Dynasty in order to destroy the country!