Steel Dynasty - Chapter 633

[Chapter 632 The storm is coming]

“I have never received a letter from Qingzhou!”

King Chu said while suppressing the anger in his heart.

Li Chuyuan understood and threw the letter from Qingzhou into the charcoal basin on one side. The letter was reduced to ashes in the flames.

The King of Chu continued: “The situation in the north is complicated now. Even if Xiao Ming can defeat King Zhao, King Yan and King Liang will definitely be severely weakened and unable to go south immediately. We should take advantage of this period to strengthen our armaments and rely on the danger of the Yangtze River to resist foreign enemies. !”

“Yes, Your Highness,”

all the ministers said in response.

Richard and Baxi sat upright and looked at the officials. They also stood up and saluted the King of Chu. Now that they had the salary of the King of Chu, they naturally had to do things for the King of Chu.

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Qingzhou.

In the rush of preparations, there were less than seven days left for the enthronement ceremony. During this time, Fiji had already arranged all the procedures for the enthronement, and Pang Yukun also passed all the news to the various vassal kings.

After waiting for twenty days, King Yong and Princess Yong entered Qingzhou City. At the same time, there was also a delegation sent by King Huainan. It was basically the same as they guessed, whether it was King Chu, King Yan, King Zhao or King Liang. , they all turned a blind eye to the coronation ceremony.

Not only that, King Yan, King Liang and King Zhao respectively sent troops to form a rebel army and came to Yunzhou. This was a clear intention to give Xiao Ming some color.

“Your Highness, the Southern Expedition Army and the Dengzhou Army left a total of 30,000 people to guard the cities of the Thirteen Prefectures. The remaining 50,000 people rushed to Yunzhou City. The Youzhou Army dispatched all their cavalry to Yunzhou City. Come, plus Qingzhou’s cuirassiers, we have fifty thousand cavalry to use this time.”

In the Qingzhou camp, Niu Ben told Xiao Ming all the arrangements for the feudal army. The enthronement ceremony was about to take place, but the three kings were waiting. At this time, he launched an army to attack, and he had to deal with it.

And taking advantage of this opportunity, he was also prepared to fight a tough battle to let the Three Kings Alliance force severely weaken them. As he had been thinking, the north could not change the current situation without a decisive battle of a meat grinder.

Now that the Japanese country is moving eastward, the barbarians are pressing hard in the north, and Western powers are now involved in the south. They must at least end the civil strife in the north and create a stable environment for development. Otherwise, a country in war will only consume and fail to bring benefits. Revolutionary change.

The reason why Britain was able to complete the Industrial Revolution first was due to long-term accumulation and a stable social environment far away from the European continent. Therefore, many factors were taken into consideration when he chose to ascend the throne now.

Niu Ben’s words put Xiao Ming at ease, and he said: “Yunzhou City originally had 10,000 Yunzhou troops, plus 10,000 Qingzhou troops, and now with 60,000 more, there are 80,000 troops in the city. , plus the cavalry, there are a total of 130,000 people, and most of the troops of the feudal country are here.”

After a pause, he said to Niu Ben: “Captain Niu, I have ordered you to unify the overall situation as the general of the expedition to the west. This time, we must block the three kings’ coalition forces outside Yunzhou City and not make any mistakes.”

Niu Ben cupped his fists and said, “Don’t worry, Your Highness, I will never let them pass even half a step beyond Yunzhou City.”

“Well, other than that this time. The battle must be to destroy the armies of the three kings so that they can never come back.” Xiao Ming said seriously, for him, the essence of war is to eliminate the opponent’s vitality.

This was the purpose of Bai Qi’s trap to kill 400,000 Zhao soldiers. From then on, Zhao State no longer had any power to resist.

According to the information provided by Wang Xuan, the combined forces of King Yan, King Zhao and King Liang totaled 350,000 at this time, of which King Yan sent 180,000 troops, King Liang sent 130,000 troops, and King Zhao sent 40,000 cavalry.

Xiao Ming was really shocked when he learned that so many troops were marching towards Yunzhou City, but fortunately, Great Yu State always lacked cavalry. The total number of cavalry in the three-party coalition was only 60,000, and the rest were all infantry.

For him, he is not worried about the infantry, because these feudal troops with traditional swords are no match against firearms. The only thing he worries about is the cavalry.

But now that the Youzhou Army and the Qingzhou Cuirassiers have been merged, he is not too worried. In terms of the sophisticated equipment and the training of the soldiers, he believes that his cavalry can stop the 60,000 cavalry from the counties near Yunzhou City. destroy.

After giving instructions to Niu Ben, Xiao Ming and a group of generals conducted many more simulations on the sand table of Yunzhou City. Yunzhou City is the gateway to Qingzhou. As long as Yunzhou City is captured, one can directly reach Qingzhou.

It is precisely because of this that they sent troops to Yunzhou City. This is the same as when the barbarians were preparing to pass through Yunzhou City.

After formulating a war plan, Xiao Ming returned to Qingzhou City. He was not the only one participating in the war this time. King Yong came to Qingzhou and prepared to pay an audience.

Before he came to the military camp, Princess Yong met with Princess Zhen first, and vaguely mentioned King Yong’s attitude. After having some concerns in his mind, he arranged to meet King Yong at noon to clarify some things.

Generally speaking, he may have only two real allies in the Great Yu Kingdom now, one is King Yong, and the other is King Huainan. However, compared to the support that King Huainan needs to get through marriage, King Yong’s support may be simpler.

Although King Yong has a bad temper and is greedy for pleasure, he is also very simple-minded and will follow whoever is the real emperor.

When he arrived at the palace, Xiao Ming went directly into the main hall. After a while, King Yong came to the main hall under the guidance of Qian Dafu.

“Good nephew!”

Upon seeing Xiao Ming, King Yong laughed and walked towards Xiao Ming. Xiao Ming was also quite stressed by his burly figure.

“Uncle Four Emperors.” Xiao Ming also smiled. Now that he has not ascended the throne, everything remains the same in terms of etiquette. However, compared to the previous roughness, Xiao Ming can still see a hint of caution in King Yong’s behavior.

Inviting King Yong to sit down, Xiao Ming got straight to the point. He gestured to Qian Dafu, who then handed over Xiao Wenxuan’s edict.

King Yong had always been concerned about this edict. He had to confirm its authenticity, so when he got the edict, he read it carefully. After a while, he said: “This is the handwriting of the emperor’s brother. This edict is for Silk is also unique to the palace, that’s right.”

After saying this, King Yong felt relieved. He stood up and said to Xiao Ming: “From now on, I will be at the disposal of my virtuous nephew.”

Princess Yong had already mentioned her intention to surrender to King Yong when she met Concubine Zhen, so Xiao Ming He was not surprised, and he was not polite, and said directly: “I think the Fourth Emperor’s Uncle also knows that King Yan, King Liang and King Zhao jointly raised troops to attack this king.”

“I have heard about this, my dear nephew, please rest assured, This king should raise an army to attack these rebellious people together with his wise nephew,” King Yong said angrily.

Xiao Ming nodded with satisfaction. He didn’t have many soldiers, but with the addition of King Yong’s, there would be a lot. This would make it much easier for him.

But when he mentioned this, he did not let King Yong participate in the war in Yunzhou City.

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