Steel Dynasty - Chapter 541

[Chapter 541 Incorporation of Lijingmen]

“Firearms!”

King Wei spat out these two words softly.

Thinking of this matter, he felt a little gloomy. He said: “I asked the craftsmen to imitate the matchlock gun, but so far there has been no progress. It is really a headache.”

Mi Wenyi said: “Your Highness, don’t worry, this gun and Although artillery is powerful, it is by no means invincible. Otherwise, why would Xiao Ming guard Shanhaiguan and not come out? It can be seen that even with firearms, Xiao Ming is still afraid of the barbarian cavalry, not to mention that there are few people in Qi and many in Wei. The land of Wei is poor but the land of Wei is rich. As long as Pengzhou can be defended, King Qi’s army will have to retreat within a few months.”

Xiao Qi frowned. What Mi Wenyi said seemed reasonable, but the battles of Cangzhou and Jizhou proved it. The Qingzhou army was fierce, and although the people in Wei were numerous and very wealthy, the people had been living in a stable life, and the army in Wei had not experienced a major war for seven or eight years. If the two sides fought, the victory would be Negative unknown.

After hesitating for a moment, he said: “Uncle, my nephew thinks that we should continue to send envoys and the Dutch, the Japanese, and even go south to find artillery and musket forging methods. Now other vassal kings have seen the power of firearms. , this matter must not be taken lightly.”

“What Mi Changshi and Xian Nephew said are reasonable. In this case, Mi Changshi will be responsible for Pengzhou’s defense, and Xian Nephew will be responsible for the forging of this firearm.”

Mi Wenyi and Xiao Qi looked at each other. With one glance, he responded at the same time: “Yes, Your Highness.”

King Wei nodded with satisfaction. He was thinking about going to the city with the two of them to have some fun, when suddenly a guard hurried outside the main hall.

“Your Highness, Chu Di’s informant has come to report. It is said that King Chu’s army has captured Quanzhou and other royal hometowns.” The guard said.

“Quanzhou!” King Wei was surprised. “In just a short time, King Wei’s kingdom has doubled. If this continues, all the southern kingdoms will be occupied by King Chu.”

“This is not surprising. The King of Chu has been working hard to manage the south for many years and has already bribed many officials from surrounding states and counties. Now that the country is falling apart, these officials immediately defected to the King of Chu.” Xiao Qi analyzed it.

King Wei felt a little sour in his heart, “Humph, this King of Chu is really cunning and has taken a good place. It’s a pity that King Yan and King Qi around me are not easy to get along with.”

I have to say that the current King of Chu is the most It was the right time, the right place, and the right people. Although the two of them did not have a good impression of the King of Chu, they had to admit this.

Mi Wenyi sighed and said: “The most important thing is that King Chu’s navy is rampant in the river. This is a natural moat. No one can do anything about it.”

King Wei snorted when he heard this, and he said: “This is very disappointing. It doesn’t matter, the King of Chu is rich, and I don’t want anything from him. It’s not clear who belongs to this world.”

Mi Wenyi nodded, and suddenly remembered something and said, “Your Highness, I just remembered something, this King of Qi. Every time the warships go south to supply supplies, they have to stop at Tongzhou. This is not a lever for us to manipulate King Qi. After all, if there is no Tongzhou, it will be a little difficult for their warships to go south. “

King Wei’s eyes lit up, and he relaxed. He stroked his beard lightly and said proudly: “Mi Changshi really gave me a warning. Hum, in that case, we can’t help but make a fuss about Tongzhou. If Xiao Ming dares to make plans for Pengzhou, don’t blame him.” This king prohibits his warships from docking for supplies.

“More than that, Your Highness, we may be able to blackmail King Qi into sending us some artillery and muskets,” Mi Wenyi said.

The more King Wei thought about it, the more he felt that Mi Wenyi’s words made sense. He said, “Well, in that case, I will send someone to Qingzhou to talk about this matter.”

After saying this, King Wei laughed heartily.

…

Qingzhou, after Xiao Ming left the Qingzhou camp, he went directly to the government office. As soon as he arrived, Li San followed him in.

“Is there any important information?” Xiao Ming couldn’t help but ask Li San in a hurry.

Now Xiao Ming also has a dark eye on things outside Qingzhou, and can only rely on Li San and Wang Xuan to collect information and analyze the current situation.

Li San said with a smile: “Your Highness, Yang Zhen has honestly revealed all the informants and secret codes of the Lijing Sect. The official has uncovered many people from the Lijing Sect in Qingzhou.”

“You have revealed it so quickly. It seems that this Yang Zhen is just a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.” Xiao Ming said disdainfully.

“Your Highness’s words are true. When I mentioned these ten tortures, he peed his pants before the instrument was put on. Hehe.” Li San seemed very proud.

“Tell me the important point.” Xiao Ming glared at him. The boy’s glib tongue had not changed.

Li Santan smiled and said: “These people from Lijingmen were all arrested by the official. After learning that His Highness held the imperial edict in his hands, these people were willing to obey the orders of the official after Yang Zhen’s persuasion, and the official People have been sent to recruit personnel from other places in Lijingmen.”

After a pause, Li San continued: “Your Highness, this Lijingmen is really pervasive, and it is spread all over the country of Chongqing. Yang Zhen told every vassal king that he is there. With the detailed work of Lijingmen, we can keep track of the situation of other vassals. “

“Other than that, Yang Zhen didn’t provide any valuable information?” This is what Xiao Ming is most concerned about.

Li San said: “Yes, Yang Zhen said that the barbarians agreed to send troops to King Zhao on the condition that they get half of the spoils of war, and the king of Liang also surrendered to the barbarians in exchange for their support.”

“King Liang? Humph, he is another one who considers thieves as his father.” Xiao Ming said angrily, now he understands more and more why the Ming Dynasty fell. With internal and external troubles, and so many traitors leading the way, how could the Ming Dynasty not fall?

But thinking about his current situation, he felt that it was even more difficult at this time.

“Yang Zhen also said that the Barbarians promised not to pay attention to the conflict between the two. If there is a conflict between King Zhao and King Liang, the Barbarians’ troops will not participate. However, if they use troops against His Highness, the Barbarians promise to give their full support.”

Xiao Ming frowned. He frowned. Originally, he wanted to play a proxy war, but unexpectedly the barbarians started playing it in advance. He knew very well what the barbarians were thinking. He undoubtedly wanted to use King Zhao and King Liang to consume his troops, and he waited for an opportunity behind them. move.

“But Your Highness, King Zhao seems to be more interested in King Shu, while King Liang is quite critical of King Zhao’s occupation of Chang’an.” Li San said again.

“King Zhao seems not stupid. The land of Shu is known as the land of abundance, and it is the important grain-producing area of the Chongqing Kingdom. If he takes the land of Shu, he will not worry about food. At that time, King Yingzheng of Qin also took Guanzhong first and then Bashu. , and then unified the six countries. It seems that King Zhao is imitating the First Emperor. “

Li San said: “No, this King Zhao has always called himself the Little Qin Emperor.”

Xiao Ming put aside the topic and asked with a sneer. “If King Zhao has this intention, it will buy me time to conquer Wei. Please tell me about the situation in Pengzhou.”

(End of Chapter)