Chapter 1488: King Qin proposes marriage to Emperor Ming
Hefei?
Upon hearing Fan Zeng mention this city, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yun's eyes lit up at the same time.
Zhu Yun knew that Hefei at the end of the Han Dynasty was a fortified city. Soochow Wu came to attack it with all its strength several times, but every time it failed, it never really captured Hefei.
As for Zhu Yuanzhang, he knew that Hefei City's defense was strong and its defensive power was even higher than that of Shouchun City.
If Yuan Shu hadn't surrendered on his own initiative, allowing Zhu Yuanzhang to gain Hefei in vain, the Ming army would not have known that they would lose all their soldiers in this fortified city.
In addition, Hefei's geographical location is also extremely important. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a battleground for military strategists.
As long as Sun Jian wanted to go north to the Central Plains, Hefei would be an insurmountable obstacle. And if Zhu Yuanzhang had arranged all the defenses in advance, he would only need 30,000 elite troops to stop more than 100,000 invading enemies.
"What the military advisor said is true. As long as we defend the city of Hefei, we will have no worries all the way to Soochow." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
As for the candidate to guard Hefei, Zhu Yuanzhang also made a decision in his mind. Naturally, it was his first guard, Zhu Wenzheng.
During the Battle of Xuzhou, although Zhu Wenzheng failed to defend the city in the face of Zhuge Liang's fierce attack, this did not mean that he was incompetent, but that Zhuge Liang was too powerful. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang also failed to take advantage later.
Now Hefei is handed over to Zhu Wenzheng to guard. As long as he is paired with a strong general and sufficient troops, Zhu Yuanzhang is confident that no matter how many people Sun Jian brings, they will only be destined to return without success.
"Military advisor, although Soochow has retreated, what about the Song and Wei armies? Are Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin equally difficult to deal with?" Zhu Yun asked.
After Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin unite, they can divide their troops into two groups, attacking Xuzhou along the way and Lianghuai along the way, forcing Zhu Yuanzhang to divide his forces to deal with them.
The troops in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands are already smaller than those of the two countries combined. If they divide their forces to deal with it, the chance of winning will naturally be even lower.
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew the crux of the problem and looked at Fan Zeng with a hopeful look on his face. Fan Zeng lightly stroked his long beard and said with a faint smile: "Cao Cao doesn't have to worry about this either. Yanzhou's foundation is already weak, but Cao Cao has 200,000 troops." , regardless of whether Yanzhou can bear it.
If Cao Cao's army invades the country, it will definitely not last long, and there will be fewer troops dispatched, and no achievements will be made.
Therefore, to deal with Cao Cao, we only need to delay it. If Cao Cao runs out of food, the Wei army will naturally retreat.
In addition, the Lord can write to His Majesty that if Cao Cao sends troops to invade, let Jizhou send a partial army to go south to attack Yanzhou, so as to contain Cao Cao's troops and prevent Cao Cao from concentrating all his strength to defeat our army. "
"In this case, Cao Cao's journey will be worry-free as well. You are such a great military advisor." Zhu Yun said with excitement.
Seeing Fan Zeng retreating all the princes in just a few words, Zhu Yun was naturally filled with admiration. At the same time, he also deeply realized the gap between himself and such wise men.
He knew history and all kinds of major events, but he didn't think of a way to repel the enemy. However, Fan Zeng didn't know history and relied only on his own wisdom to drive back the two princes at his fingertips.
"Isn't this the difference between real counselors like Fan Zeng and fake counselors like myself?" Zhu Yun smiled bitterly in his heart.
Fan Zeng didn't know what Zhu Yun was thinking. When he saw what he said, he thought he was just being modest. He couldn't help but secretly thought that Zhu Yun was a talent worth cultivating.
"Ha ha……"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, grabbed Fan Zeng's hand, and said with a smile: "I have Military Advisor Fan here. Even if the three kingdoms attack at the same time, why should I be afraid?"
Zhu Yuanzhang did not ask Fan Zeng how to retreat from Zhao Kuangyin. Fan Zeng had already retreated two groups of princes in just a few words, and now only Zhao Kuangyin was left as a threat. If a lord like him was unable to fight back, why not let all his subordinates retreat? Do you look down upon me?
As for how to deal with Zhao Kuangyin in Yuzhou, Zhu Yuanzhang's method was actually very simple, that is, soldiers came to cover up the water and earth.
Zhu Yuanzhang had made up his mind that even if he used Qi's secret weapon, he would definitely inflict pain on the invading Three Kingdoms Allied Forces so that they would never dare to stroke his tiger's beard again.
With the support of Jizhou and Qingzhou, although Zhu Yuanzhang's overall strength is still not as good as that of the Three Kingdoms, after repelling the Wei and Wu princes at a small cost, Zhu Yuanzhang's strength is no longer as weak as that of Zhao Kuangyin.
Therefore, even if it was a head-to-head encounter, Zhu Yuanzhang was confident that he could defeat Zhao Kuangyin. He had many famous generals under his command, but Zhao Kuangyin had few famous generals who could be named except for Lu Wenlong.
Zhao Kuangyin probably never imagined that the Three Kingdoms Alliance he had worked so hard to forge had been broken by Zhu Yuanzhang before it was successfully formed. In the end, even if the alliance was formed, it would be doomed to fail.
Zhao Kuangyin already paid enough attention to Zhu Yuanzhang, but he still underestimated Zhu Yuanzhang. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang was not like Yuan Shu. He was definitely his lifelong enemy, the kind that he might not be able to defeat even if he tried his best.
"Report...Jizhou factory guard has sent important information."
Upon hearing the news from the factory guard, Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to be negligent at all. He quickly summoned the factory guard's spies. After receiving the information, he carefully read it. When he saw it, he was stunned.
"Hahaha……"
Zhu Yuanzhang burst out laughing, which puzzled all his ministers. Zhu Yun asked: "Why is my lord laughing?"
"I laugh at Qin Hao for not overestimating his abilities."
Everyone was even more confused, and after Zhu Yuanzhang laughed for a while, he pointed to the letter in his hand and said, "Do you know what news came from Jizhou? Qin Hao actually proposed to His Majesty, tell me, isn't this ridiculous?"
"Child Qin Hao is just wishful thinking. How can my Majesty, the Ming Dynasty, be worthy of the Qin King of the Han Dynasty?"
"If you ask me, this is just a strategy implemented by Qin Hao for those Hu Passes."
"That's right. How could Qin Hao dare to marry His Majesty? He doesn't want to live anymore."
"That's not right. It should be about how could your Majesty marry Qin Hao. You must know that the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty are mortal enemies."
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The ministers of the Ming army started talking one after another. Some people cursed Qin Hao for wanting to eat swan meat, and some people doubted Qin Hao's motive for asking for marriage. However, no one questioned the identity of Emperor Ming's daughter. After all, this was something that everyone knew but didn't know. It's a matter of exposure.
"Military advisor, what do you think of Qin Hao's proposal to marry His Majesty?"
Seeing his lord asking him, Fan Zeng didn't come back immediately. After thinking for a long time, he frowned and said: "It should be Qin Hao's cover. The real intention is not to propose marriage. His Majesty must have rejected it."
