In the evening of that day, Yang Peng sat in the study alone and ate. Wang Rong is here. Seeing that Yang Peng was alone, he couldn't help but ask: "Where is sister?"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "She has worked too hard and is still resting!"
A blush appeared on Wang Rong's pretty face, she glanced at Yang Peng, and then said: "Brother, have you thought about it?"
Yang Peng asked: "Have you eaten?" Wang Rong said: "Not yet!" Then she knelt down opposite Yang Peng. Seeing the bowls and chopsticks that had been prepared in front of him, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the eldest brother is so considerate. He even prepared the bowls and chopsticks for the younger sister." Then his heart moved and he asked, "Could it be for Sister Yan Ji?" Right?" Yang Peng said with a smile: "This is prepared for you. You, Yan Ji, don't come out to eat." Wang Rong became rude after hearing this. She picked up her chopsticks and started eating. She frowned slightly and said, "Why don't you come out to eat?" Yes, but compared to the food cooked by my eldest brother, it is far behind!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "If you like it, I will cook it myself tomorrow."
Wang Rong showed a look of surprise, then wrinkled her beautiful nose and said with some jealousy: "I'm not the eldest brother's wife, why should the eldest brother be so nice to me?"
Yang Peng looked at Wang Rong tenderly, put down his chopsticks, stretched out his right hand, pressed Wang Rong's left hand on the table, and said: "In my heart, you are my wife!"
Wang Rong looked at Yang Peng with emotion, and then said angrily: "Smooth talk! Men are all like this!"
Yang Peng raised his eyebrows, "I always tell the truth about your husband!"
Wang Rong's cheeks were red and she said angrily: "What husband? It's so unpleasant!"
Yang Peng said seriously: "Rong'er, please be my official wife!"
Wang Rong looked at Chen Xiao crazily, her heart filled with happiness. When he came back to his senses, he shook his head and said, "No! I don't want to be locked in that golden cage!"
Yang Peng said: "No one will restrain you. You can still be the commander of your navy and do what you like!"
Wang Rong shook her head, "That's not true!" She glanced at Yang Peng and said softly: "I know that you will not restrain me, brother! But I have to restrain myself! As the wife of the elder brother, I also The empress of the Ming Dynasty. As the eldest brother’s wife, naturally you can have no scruples, but as the empress of the Ming Dynasty, you can’t do whatever you want! Haha, it would be too inappropriate for an unruly empress like me!”
Yang Peng said angrily: "These are not problems! I don't think that as the Empress of the Ming Dynasty, she should become one of those clay gods in the temple!" Wang Rong shook his head and said: "Anyway, I just don't think it's right!" Seeing Yang Peng, he also said When he wanted to say something, he quickly said: "Brother, please stop trying to persuade me! Just follow my wishes on this matter!"
Yang Peng sighed helplessly, "Okay, it's up to you. But no matter what, in my heart, you and other wives are the same." Wang Rong looked at Yang Peng tenderly, and then her chin Yang Peng said: "I am different from them, I will not be obedient to you!" Yang Peng laughed, picked up Wang Rong's delicate hand, put it to his lips, kissed it, and said softly: "I will I like you like this!" Wang Rong's heart was full of emotion, and her beautiful eyes radiated with a burning light.
After coming back to his senses, he withdrew his palm and said angrily: "Now is not the time to talk about this. You should think about how to deal with the current situation! Otherwise, you will become a fool!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "There's nothing unexpected, so why bother?"
Wang Rong said: "Did the eldest brother also expect the actions of the Taikesu Kingdom before?"
Yang Peng nodded and thought: "The worst-case scenario that was previously expected was that there would be changes in the Taikosu Kingdom." He glanced at Wang Rong and smiled self-deprecatingly: "According to Confucianism, let's do this right now. It's called being unjust and having few people to help, and the whole world is always our enemy!" Wang Rong sneered and cursed: "Fuck Confucianism! Those people will talk nonsense when they are full and have nothing to do! I don't know anything else. But we know that the Qin State was the enemy of the whole world, but in the end it defeated the whole world and unified China! We are now like the Qin State back then, and more powerful than the Qin State! The Qin State only unified the Central Plains, and what we want to unify is It’s a much broader world!”
Yang Peng couldn't help but smile and said: "Well said! Our Rong'er is more heroic and ambitious than most men!" Wang Rong smiled brightly, glared at Yang Peng, then frowned and asked: " Big brother must find a way to deal with the current situation!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "I have already thought of all the ways to think about it! As for the result, it depends first on man-made efforts and secondly on God's will! If God really doesn't like us and insists on letting us fall into a big mistake, then there is no way. We have no choice but to give up Bagan and the occupied Tianzhu area, and possibly even Tengchong Prefecture."
Wang Rong frowned and looked very depressed. He picked up a chopstick for her and said with a smile: "Don't worry about it. As the saying goes, God decides what you plan. Now that we have done what we should do, we have already done it." , don't care about the results. Success is great, but failure doesn't matter. The worst is to come back in the future. Your husband and I don't have other abilities, but we become more courageous with every setback and never give up." Wang Rong couldn't help but sigh, Bai He glanced at Yang Peng, put aside his worries for the time being, and ate and drank with Yang Peng, laughing all the time.
His eyes turned to Tianzhu Palace.
The news that the Allied Forces of Heaven had launched an attack on Dhaka made the rulers and ministers of Tianzhu both excited and worried. The ministers were divided into two groups. One group advocated sending troops immediately to attack the Ming Dynasty to regain the lost territory, while the other group believed that they should wait and see, wait until the Ming Dynasty really couldn't resist, at least until a stalemate was formed between the two sides before sending troops. The two groups refused to give in to each other and were so noisy that the originally solemn court turned out to be like a noisy vegetable market.
"Quiet!" Prime Minister Akshayi shouted.
The scene gradually became quiet, and everyone's eyes turned to the emperor invariably.
The emperor seemed a little hesitant. He felt that now was a good time to send troops to regain the lost territory. However, the previous tragic defeat was still vivid in his mind. When he thought of the unstoppable Ming army, which was like a wolf and a tiger, he couldn't help but feel fear in his heart. Decision but dare not make it hastily. He turned to look at Prime Minister Akshayi and asked, "What did the Prime Minister say?"
Akshay bowed to the emperor and said: "This matter is really difficult to decide. There are reasons to send troops, and there are reasons to postpone. How to do it depends on your Majesty's decision." The ball was kicked back to the emperor. The emperor looked depressed.
Akshay came out and said: "Your Majesty, the people of Ming Dynasty are not gods. How can they resist us while resisting the coalition forces of the Kingdom of Heaven? They will definitely lose under the current circumstances! Please don't hesitate, your Majesty, otherwise we will miss it." This is a great opportunity to defeat the Ming Dynasty and regain the lost land!" Yin Dil sneered: "You are urging Your Majesty so much just because you want to rely on the power of the empire to regain your own land! You are only selfish, and you are not thinking about your Majesty and the empire at all! Then he said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the Ming army is very powerful. Unless you see the opportunity to win, you must not act rashly! Otherwise, you will bring trouble on yourself!"
Akshay glared at Yin Dil and shouted: "You say I am selfish, but you are truly selfish. You don't care at all whether the empire can avenge its shame or whether His Majesty can recover the lost land. You only care about whether your own land and interests can be restored." Preservation! You are as cowardly as a sheep, thinking that the empire must be defeated, His Majesty must be defeated, and you are afraid that your land and interests will be taken away by the Ming army! So you are happy to maintain the status quo, regardless of the fact that the Ming people still occupy our land! "
Yin Dili was furious and roared: "You slandered me!"
The emperor looked displeased. Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Akshay immediately raised his voice and said: "You two, please respect your status, how can you argue like this in front of His Majesty!" The two closed their mouths, but stared at each other angrily.
The emperor felt that what these two people said seemed to make sense, and he didn't know what to do. Finally, he had to turn to Moise for help: "Moise, what do you say?" Moise, the Northern Marshal, and the Eastern Marshal Kshadi The situation of Kshatriya was different. Both of them were defeated. However, after the defeat, all the blame was attributed to Kshatriya. Kshatriya was forced to resign from his official position and stay at home. Moise relied on his sister, who was a concubine, to make a case in front of the emperor. In the emperor's view, although Moise's defeat was glorious, his defeat was entirely caused by the Kshatriyas, and thanks to him, the Ming army was defeated. After capturing the Brahmaputra River, no further progress could be made. Therefore, when Moise came back from the defeat, not only was he not punished, but he was commended by the emperor and continued to serve as the general marshal of the north. The defeated northern front army was also reorganized with the emperor's approval.
Moise clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, now is a great time to send troops!"
Yin Dili was shocked when he heard this and looked at Moise in confusion, wondering how he could say such a thing. He originally thought that Moise had the same idea as him. Akshay's face showed a smile of success. It turned out that one night not long ago, Akshay visited Moise and gave him generous gifts and ten virgins. Moise accepted Akshay's heavy bribe and naturally spoke for him in court.
Moise's words made the emperor make up his mind and said loudly: "I have decided to send troops immediately to regain the lost territory!" Most of the ministers immediately sang the emperor's wisdom. Yin Dili frowned, intending to object, but at this moment, he dared not bring trouble to His Majesty.
The emperor looked at Moise and said: "I want to appoint Moise as the Governor General, responsible for commanding the entire battle!"
Moise was startled and said quickly: "Your Majesty's great love is the glory of the last general!" Then the conversation changed, "But Your Majesty, the two generals, Purusha and Kenil, are both famous generals in the empire, how can they be inferior to others?" Under the last general! The only one qualified to lead them is Your Majesty!"
The emperor was very happy to hear what Moise said and said: "You don't have to worry, you are the governor-general-marshal I appointed, they will definitely obey your orders!"
Moise said: "The two general marshals and their generals are all affiliated with the Central Army Corps and are His Majesty's personal troops. How can we lead them when the last general is a foreign general! Besides, the two general marshals are both famous generals in the empire and have great talents. Above the last general, letting the last general command them will only cause trouble! Why not let the two generals lead their own armies to fight, so that they can unleash their abilities without restraint! I believe the result will be much better than the last general commanding the army! "
Moise's extremely sincere words won the favor of the generals of the Central Corps present. Guo Pa, one of the four marshals of the Central Corps, came out and said: "Your Majesty, what Marshal Moise said makes sense. Besides, Although Generalissimo Moise has extraordinary abilities, he and the soldiers of the Central Army Corps have never been under each other's control and are very unfamiliar with each other. If they go to the battlefield, they may miss His Majesty's important event. Or as Generalissimo Moise said, Let the two generals Purusha and Kenil lead their respective armies and attack the Brahmaputra River and Dhaka area respectively." Other generals of the Central Army agreed one after another, and Moise also said that Guo Pa's words were very valid. reason.
The emperor felt that Moise was worried that he would not be able to command the soldiers of the Central Army, so he declined, which was reasonable, so he no longer insisted and nodded: "In that case, then Marshal Moise and his Northern Army will Just serve as the general reserve team to support Generalissimo Purusha and Generalissimo Kenil at any time." All the generals bowed together: "Your Majesty is wise!"
The emperor immediately ordered: "Send the order to Purusha to immediately lead an army of 200,000 to attack the Brahmaputra River, and Kenil to lead an army of 300,000 to attack the Dhaka area!"
The emperor's order has been issued, the Tianzhu army has begun to fully operate, and various armies are slowly approaching the eastern border.
Hu Yanbixian received reports from scouts and spies in Dhaka and learned that the Tianzhu army was mobilizing on a large scale and would launch an attack soon. He felt that the situation was serious and immediately ordered people to report the news to Shi Liancheng, Duan Zhixian and Bura. The defenders of the Maputra River, the Tibetan defenders and the cabinet of Bianliang also asked Huaxu to send a message to Yang Peng overseas by flying pigeon.
After these things were done, an officer hurried in and said urgently: "General, I have just received a report that Qinghe Town, Liulin Town, and Duqiao Town have all been attacked by rioters. Except for a few local officials, we have accepted our fate." Most of those who escaped were killed by them!" Qinghe Town, Liulin Town and Duqiao Town were named by the Ming Dynasty. In fact, they all had the name of Tianzhu, and they were all near Dhaka. Since the Allied Forces of the Kingdom of Heaven approached the Donglai Islands, the situation in the entire Dhaka area has been unstable, with rumors spreading and chaos raging. The rioters stormed government offices, killed officials and local civilians who had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and looted official warehouses, causing a great uproar. However, these chaos have always been relatively far away from Dhaka City. This is the first time that they have come so close to Dhaka City.
Hu Yanbixian was about to speak when another officer hurried in and said urgently: "General, Qinghe County has been captured by the rebels!"
Hu Yanbixian was surprised, "Qinghe County has also been captured by the rebels?!" The officer nodded and said angrily: "The rebels were killing people, setting fires and looting everywhere in the city. Those who heard the report said that the rebels took our officials who accepted their fate We killed civilians and civilians who supported us, and even used tree stumps to lift their corpses up for public display. It’s horrible to see!”
Hu Yanbi was furious and wanted to immediately lead his troops to sweep away the rioters. However, when I think of the current situation, this impulse can only be suppressed. The current situation is extremely critical. Hu Yanbixian has no confidence at all whether Dhaka can repel the invading enemy forces on the front line. The troops are stretched thin, how can we deploy troops to quell the chaos? All things can only be dealt with after the war! After thinking about this, he said to the two officers: "I understand, you go down!"
The two officers were stunned and looked at each other. One officer said: "General, although the people here are from Tianzhu, they can also be regarded as our people of the Ming Dynasty! We can't ignore them!"
Hu Yanbixian said angrily: "The situation is critical now. If Dhaka cannot be saved, the fate of the people here will only be worse! Saving Dhaka and defeating the enemy is the overall situation! Now those people are being persecuted, and we are powerless. We can only pray. God bless them!" The two officers were depressed, but they also knew that the general was right, so they bowed to Huyan Bixian and went down.
Hu Yanbixian walked to the map and frowned tightly as he looked at the entire map of the southwest region, including the entire Dhaka area. Although Shi Liancheng had made arrangements, he was not at all optimistic about the outcome of this battle. Although he had absolute confidence in his side's combat effectiveness, as the saying goes, a tiger cannot hold off a pack of wolves. A single Celestial Alliance Army was nothing, but the Tianzhu and Yue people came to interfere again. Especially the Tianzhu people. Although they are not good at fighting, their military strength is too huge! Hundreds of thousands of troops can be thrown out at will. Even if their combat effectiveness is not good, it will be overwhelming if hundreds of thousands of people come over at once! Moreover, the Tianzhu people also have the strongest war elephant in the world. Although the war elephant has weaknesses, if it can be used well, it is extremely powerful! Not to mention anything else, just this war elephant, if one of them accidentally breaks into the military formation, it may affect the direction of the war!
Huyan Bixian only felt his heart heavy, and he felt like he couldn't breathe. But at the same time, he also felt excited, the excitement of facing off against a powerful opponent. If the enemy is too weak, Ming warriors like him may find it boring again!
Huyan Bixian couldn't help but think of Duan Zhixian, and he was very worried about Duan Zhixian's situation. The Bagan area guarded by Duan Zhixian only had 100,000 soldiers and horses, but he had to guard against the Celestial Alliance and Vietnamese sneak attacks. The flanks were really hard to rest assured. He shook his head and put aside this worry for the time being. He was too busy taking care of himself right now. How could he have the energy to worry about Duan Zhixian!
A scout suddenly rushed in and reported urgently: "General, the fleet of the Kingdom of Heaven Alliance has appeared!"
Hu Yanbixian's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but cursed: "Damn it, he finally showed up!" Then he ran outside.
At the same time, Duan Zhixian was pacing back and forth anxiously in his big tent, cursing: "It's his mother's fault, why are those stupid Heavenly Kingdom coalition forces heading towards Dhaka, and they won't let the Sa family have a good time! "Shi Ping said worriedly: "I'm afraid that Dhaka won't be able to defend it! Also, I don't know what the fighting power of these Western golden-haired ghosts is like? These guys are all tall and powerful, so they must not be easy to deal with!"
Duan Zhixian raised his eyebrows, "Bullshit! A bunch of birds, the Sa family doesn't take them seriously!"
Shi Ping said: "There are some golden-haired ghost generals in the Khitan army who are very tough. I don't think these golden-haired ghost troops can be weak!"
Duan Zhixian stopped, clapped his hands, and said loudly: "The Sa family has decided," pointing at Shi Ping, "You stay here, I will lead 50,000 troops to help Dhaka!"
Shi Ping was startled and said hurriedly: "No, no! General, you can't do anything without permission! His Majesty's order, the commander of this battle is General Shi Liancheng. Since General Shi Liancheng has decided on the strategy, the general will You must obey! Disobeying military orders is a serious crime!"
Duan Zhixian glared at Shi Xiu and cursed: "Grandma, don't use Liancheng to scare the Sa family!" Even so, he didn't call for troops to go to Dhaka anymore. Seeing Shi Ping's relieved look, his eyes widened and he said angrily: "Don't think that the Sa family will follow the military orders foolishly! The reason why I listen to you is because I'm still not sure whether all the stupid Heavenly Kingdom Allied Forces have really gone to Da. Ka! If the Allied Forces of the Kingdom of Heaven really went to Dhaka, there is no reason for the Sa family to wait here! There is no reason for a hundred thousand troops to stay here to watch a show!" Seeing that Shi Ping was about to speak, he waved his hand and said: "Zhan The Sa family is willing to do whatever His Majesty wants to do with it!" Shi Ping smiled bitterly and said: "Even so, we can't mobilize it rashly! General, don't forget that the Yue Li Kingdom is secretly gathering troops! The General left with the army, and the Yue people How about a sneak attack?"
Duan Zhixian said angrily: "Didn't the Sa family leave 50,000 men for you? To deal with those monkeys, 50,000 men are more than enough for both defense and offense! Don't tell the Sa family that you can't defend!"
Shi Ping was about to speak. At this moment, an officer ran in, clasped his fists and said, "General, a barbarian came outside and asked to see the general. He said he was an envoy from such and such a country."
Duan Zhixian was greatly surprised. He patted his bald head and said angrily: "The Sa family only knows how to kill people but not how to negotiate. Get rid of those envoys!"
The officer responded and went down. Shi Ping quickly shouted: "Wait a minute!" The officer stopped. Shi Ping asked: "Is the person who came here an envoy from the State of Li?" The officer shook his head, "It seems not." Duan Zhixian blinked, "It's not an envoy from the State of Li. Where did that come from?" The officer said Said: "The other party said it, but my subordinate didn't remember it."
Duan Zhixian said angrily: "Idiot, I can't even remember this!"
Shi Ping said to Duan Zhixian: "General, please meet this envoy."
Duan Zhixian cursed: "It's really troublesome!" Then he said to the officer: "Bring me that bastard envoy." The officer promised and ran down. After a while, the officer led a man who looked like a Nanman in. I saw the man bowing respectfully: "The envoy from a small country pays homage to the Ming Dynasty General!" His accent was a bit strange, but he spoke in Chinese.
The sight turned to Donglai Fucheng.
Yan Ji came to Yang Peng and looked towards the sea outside the city. She saw that the English fleet was still staying there, while the own fleet in the port was mobilizing, as if there was a big move.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
