Steel Dynasty - Chapter 566

[Chapter 566 Bombardment of Jinling]

PS: There are two more chapters

as a gust of wind blows in from outside the main hall.

The coolness that hit his face brought Xiao Ming out of his reverie. Now that the soldiers were fighting for him outside, he could only work hard on the internal affairs of the fiefdom and develop industry to provide them with strong support.

At the same time, in order to face the current situation and future foreign wars, he decided to promote military service.

This kind of military service is somewhat similar to modern compulsory military service. All people in feudal countries must serve in the military for two years.

For him, this is not only for reserve soldiers, but also to elevate soldiering to a higher level and let the people realize that being a soldier is a very honorable thing.

Thinking of this, he began to draft the “Military Service Law” and planned to promote it together with the agricultural tax so that the people would have this concept in their minds.

That night, he and Pang Yukun met again. After discussion, the two went to the newspaper office and published both the peasant tax and military service in the newspaper, and publicized it to the people of the feudal country the next day.

While the two were busy with internal affairs, Yue Yun, who received the order, led half of the warships from Tongzhou and headed for Jinling City along the Yangtze River. This time they wanted to show off to King Wei.

In order to cooperate with Ye Qingyun, Lu Fei also sent five thousand cavalry from Pengzhou City to Huaizhou. For a time, it was like a storm was coming and the building was filled with wind.

After the fall of Tongzhou, King Wei was strangely angry, but just as he was preparing to assemble his army, news of Lu Fei’s changes and news of battleships in the Yangtze River came one after another.

This immediately put him in a dilemma.

“Are you really going to kill me?”

In the main hall of King Wei’s palace, King Wei was sitting at the top, with his civil and military generals below. The situation in Wei was getting worse day by day, and now people were panicking.

“Your Highness, King Qi’s army is unstoppable. We are no match at all. Pengzhou City and Tongzhou City both fell in one day, which is enough to show the power of Qi’s army.”

“Yes, Your Highness, if this continues, our Wei State will He is about to die. We can’t continue fighting with the King of Qi. It’s too late to make amends with the King of Qi. “

“Your Highness, for the sake of the people of Wei, please think twice.”

“…”

the officials in the main hall said one by one. After saying the words of peace, King Wei’s face gradually became embarrassed.

At this time, the young man standing at the head of the officials came out and said: “Father, now all officials can see clearly that we are no match for King Qi. We can no longer continue to fight with King Qi like this. Please send envoys to King Wei.” The land seeks peace.”

The young man was Xiao Han, the eldest son of the King of Wei. Seeing that the land of Wei was being encroached on day by day, the officials recommended Xiao Han and told the King of Wei about the matter.

“Han’er, even you!” King Wei couldn’t help feeling sad when he saw that his son was now standing with a group of officials seeking peace.

Breathing violently, King Wei said: “Xiao Qi has gone on a mission to unite King Yan, King Zhao and King Liang. Are you scared out of your wits now?”

“Father, Xiao Qi may not be able to succeed in joining forces. Even if it succeeds, the preparation of troops and horses by all four parties will be enough for Xiao Ming to attack Jinling City. Now that Tongzhou has been lost, Qingzhou’s fleet is coming to Jinling City. If the Qingzhou army lands under Jinling City, we can support it. “?” Xiao Han said.

In his heart, he has always had a deep prejudice against Xiao Qi. He is the eldest son of King Wei, but Xiao Qi has always overshadowed him in these years, making him almost non-existent.

This time he opposed war with King Qi from the beginning, but tried his best to persuade him to form an alliance with Xiao Ming, but his suggestions were rejected.

Now, because of the successive victories of King Qi’s army, many officials and generals gradually came to his side, and his power became unprecedentedly powerful.

“There is no need to talk about this matter again. Before Xiao Qi comes back, I will not surrender to Xiao Ming.” King Wei waved his sleeves and walked directly out of the main hall, no longer paying attention to the civil and military officials.

After King Wei left, the officials gathered around Xiao Han. The governor of Huaizhou said: “Your Highness, what should we do? Now King Qi’s cavalry is wandering outside Huaizhou City and may attack the city at any time. “

If we wait any longer, Huaizhou City will be gone.”

“Yes, yes, our Yangzhou is very close to Tongzhou, and we are always threatened by the Qi King’s army in Tongzhou,” another official said.

Xiao Han laughed, “Father, I won’t shed tears until I see the coffin, and I won’t look back until I hit the south wall. Hum, what else can I do now, I can only wait for Xiao Qi to come back.

“

Many officials were still worried, and one official said to Xiao Han Said: “His Royal Highness, as long as you can get King Qi to stop his troops, we will all support you.”

A smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Han’s mouth, and he understood what these officials meant.

These people are all children of wealthy families in the state and county. What they care most about now is their own one-third of an acre of land. Now the example of Pengzhou City is right in front of them. After losing Pengzhou City, the Mi family, Lu family and other wealthy families are like mourning dogs. , Mi Wenyi was beheaded directly.

The misfortune of the Mi family made them feel a little sad. The only thing they wanted now was to keep their own territory. Therefore, they said this in a subtle way to tell him that as long as he could stop fighting with King Qi and seek peace, they would Willing to support him to ascend to the position of King of Wei.

The example of Chang’an is right in front of us, and these officials can naturally think of following suit.

“Thank you for your love. Xiao Wang knows it well. If the situation becomes critical, I will have to rely on you.” Xiao Han said equally vaguely.

Now many officials have left, leaving only people with similar ideas.

While everyone was talking, suddenly a “rumbling” sound came.

This sound seemed like thunder from a distance. Gradually, they heard the difference. Xiao Han said: “Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here, and King Qi’s fleet will be here as soon as you say it.”

All the officials had already turned pale with fear, and now the King of Qi’s army was haunting them like a nightmare, making them uncomfortable in their dormitories.

Jinling City and Tongzhou are generally built along the river, but unlike Tongzhou City, Jinling City is farther from the river.

With a group of officials, Xiao Han climbed onto the city wall. From the city wall, he looked across the river. Twelve huge warships were bombarding the docks on the shore. From the city wall, he could clearly see white smoke and fire coming out.

King Wei also climbed onto the city wall at this time. Looking at this scene, King Wei’s face was extremely ugly. Now he could only watch these warships show off their power, and he could not make any counterattack.

“Father, do you believe that King Qi’s army can directly attack Jinling City from here?” Xiao Han advised: “Father, it is not too late to form an alliance with King Qi now.”

King Wei’s expression was still firm, he said : “The situation is now too deep to be recovered. Even if Xiao Ming sues for peace at this time, with Xiao Ming’s character, do you think he will let his father go?”

(End of this chapter)